obduredness

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noun

hardness

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Meanings

nounobduredness (uncountable)

alternative obdureness

  1. figurativelyobsoletephysicaluncountablehardness

    the humble and true penitence of the one saved him out of thy hands; the obduredness and falseheartedness of the other gave him up as a prey to thy malice

    1646, Jos[eph] Hall, The Balme of Gilead: Or, Comforts for the Distressed, both Morall and Divine. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for Nat[haniel] Butter, →OCLC

Origin

From obdured + -ness.

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APA

obduredness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obduredness

MLA

“obduredness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obduredness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obduredness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obduredness.

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