Hardening — synonyms, hardening antonyms, definition

1. hardening (Noun)

curing set solidification solidifying

hardening (Noun) — Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue.

hardening (Noun) — The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization. ex. "the hardening of concrete"

hardening (Noun) — The act of making something harder (firmer, tighter or more compact).

action activity change of integrity natural action natural process symptom annealing calcification callosity callus congealment congelation tempering plastination

2. hardening (Verb)

enuring indurating inuring seasoning tempering softening

hardening (Verb) — Become hard or harder. ex. "The wax hardened"

hardening (Verb) — Make hard or harder. ex. "The cold hardened the butter"

hardening (Verb) — Harden by reheating and cooling in oil. ex. "harden steel"

hardening (Verb) — Make fit. ex. "This trip will harden even the hardiest traveller"

hardening (Verb) — Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate. ex. "He was hardened to the cold"

accustoming changing habituating modifying toughening annealing bracing oneself for calcifying callousing callusing cauterising cauterizing curing encrusting face-hardening incrusting normalising normalizing preparing for steeling oneself against steeling oneself for tempering