Word: hardness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hard
ness
Definition: The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm).
Morphemes:
Affix: hard
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz