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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard water

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables
hard wa-ter
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hard waters (plural)

Phrases

heavy water water softener

Frequently Paired Words

heavy water water softener

Antonyms

soft water

Questions

What does hard water mean?
Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.

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