Words That End With: ARDNESS

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values

• the quality or state of being inward or internal

• preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)

• the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

• a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

• devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

• the quality of being difficult to do

• excessive sternness