Hard

Word HARD
Character 4
Hyphenation hard
Pronunciations /hɑːd/

Definitions and meanings of "Hard"

What do we mean by hard?

Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid. adjective

Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment. adjective

Requiring great effort or endurance. adjective

Performed with or marked by great diligence or energy. adjective

Difficult to resolve, accomplish, or finish. adjective

Difficult to understand or impart. adjective

Proceeding or performing with force, vigor, or persistence; assiduous. adjective

Intense in force or degree. adjective

Inclement or severe. adjective

Stern, strict, or demanding. adjective

Lacking compassion or sympathy; callous. adjective

Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering. adjective

Oppressive or unjust in nature or effect. adjective

Harsh or severe in effect or intention. adjective

Marked by stubborn refusal to compromise or yield; uncompromising. adjective

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.

Crack cocaine.

Hard labor.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hard

The word "hard" in example sentences

The pressure squeezes and pulls at my chest so hard, so hard… so very hard, it is like you can feel the muscle fibers tearing and popping as my heart races and slows erratically. ❋ Admit-it (2008)

'Well, as it is your graduation from kindergarten, and next year you will be in hard school ... '~-hard school was what Shana and Sylvia called it because they had homework - "you will probably not want to hear my little story ever again." ❋ Yolen, Jane (1991)

The fact is, _I work hard and I play hard_, and I believe each is equally necessary for good health and real happiness. ❋ Various (N/A)

'These Christians are hard -- _hard_!' thought Eleanor sharply, closing her tired lids. ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)

My God! Effie, it is a hard world -- it is hard, _hard_ to keep straight in it. ❋ L. T. Meade (1884)

So near was the stranger, that we plainly heard the officer of the deck call out to his own quarter-master to "port, hard a-port -- _hard_ a-port, and be d---- d to you!" ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)

_For he, hard_ Head (_and_ hard, _sith like a_ Whet-stone) _It gives_ Wits _edge, and draws them too like_ Jet-stone) _Is_ Caput Mundi _for a world of School-tricks, ❋ William Winstanley (N/A)

Schulz says that the term hard landing may depend on how you define it. ❋ Kenneth Rapoza (2011)

I am doing that, but to be honest, I find the label hard SF rather intimidating, yet I feel that's what I've written. ❋ Mikandra (2010)

She rubbed the goose bumps on her arms with both hands, her expression hard to read ❋ Cherry Adair (2010)

“Yes,” I say, the word hard to form through my dry mouth and I have to catch my breath. ❋ Paul Cleave (2010)

He said her name hard and low, like the pronouncement of a death sentence. ❋ Bella Andre (2009)

I did purchase a copy of The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory, finding the title hard to resist. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

Now see, because you said hard rock, so that was giving me a different - the term hard rock carries another connotation for me, but I hear what you're saying. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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