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difficultness

/ˈdɪfəkəɫtnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being difficult.

Word Origin Difficult comes from Latin difficilis, literally 'not easy' — dis- 'not' + facilis 'doable.' Difficultness is the noun for that hard-to-do quality. Facilis comes from facere 'to do,' which gives us factory, effect, manufacture, and perfect (thoroughly done).

noun The state or quality of being difficult. countable

The difficultness of the mountain climb discouraged many amateur hikers.

(名词) 困难程度；难度；困难性

攀登这座山的难度让许多业余徒步者望而却步。

(sustantivo) dificultad [El estado o cualidad de ser difícil.]

La *dificultad* de la escalada a la montaña desanimó a muchos excursionistas aficionados.

(nom) difficulté; caractère difficile [Le caractère ou la qualité de ce qui est difficile.]

La difficultness de l'ascension de la montagne a découragé de nombreux randonneurs amateurs.

(Substantiv) Schwierigkeit; Schwierigkeitsgrad [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, schwierig zu sein.]

Die **difficultness** des Bergaufstiegs schreckte viele Hobbywanderer ab.

(名詞) 物事が難しい状態、または取り組みにくい性質。

山登りの困難さに、多くのアマチュアハイカーは挑戦を諦めた。

(substantivo) dificuldade; complexidade; aridez [O estado ou qualidade de ser difícil.]

A dificuldade da subida da montanha desencorajou muitos caminhantes amadores.

Synonyms: difficulty hardness arduousness laboriousness strenuousness toughness complexity intricacy Antonyms: easiness simplicity facility effortlessness

Related words

difficulty factory

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