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dureza

hardness

noun doo-REH-sah Rare

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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