Also means
harshness
Usage Note
Dureza describes both physical hardness (of a material) and figurative severity (of a person's character or words). The adjective is duro/dura. In medicine, dureza also refers to a callus or hard skin formation. It pairs naturally with con dureza ('harshly') to describe blunt speech.
Examples
"La dureza del diamante es incomparable."
Natural Translation
The hardness of the diamond is unmatched.
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