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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) enPR: härdʹĭst, IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹdɪst/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: härdʹĭst, IPA(key): /ˈhɑːdɪst/
Adjective[edit]
hardest
- superlative form of hard: most hard. Most rigid or most difficult.
- Diamond is the hardest natural material.
- The hardest thing I ever did was run the 25th mile of a 26 mile long marathon.
Derived terms[edit]
- hardest working
Anagrams[edit]
- Deharts, dearths, hard-set, hatreds, heardst, hetdars, sharted, threads, trashed
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hardest
- indefinite singular superlative degree of hard
Categories:
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English non-lemma forms
- English superlative adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål superlative adjectives
Why on earth the Research Centers with the skills and academic abilities are being hit the hardest is a sign of politics in NASA more then anything else. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Mr. Bush writes about his response to the 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States and what he calls the hardest decision any president can make — deploying troops in combat. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Sean White, Brandon League and David Aardsma each pitched an inning in relief after Brown pulled Fister, which he called his hardest decision of the night. ❋ Unknown (2010)
You had what I call the hardest-working band in rock ‘n’ roll, Iron Maiden, who would go out there literally ❋ Ben Rayner (2010)
For a period of time, which he calls the hardest in his life, he struggled with drug addiction. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Swallowing his pride, Dan made what he called the hardest decision of his life and filed for food stamps and Medicaid. ❋ Unknown (2009)
He said those experiences prepared him for what he described as the hardest role he ever played, posing as a pedophile. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The White House has already signaled that it will support another reauthorization of the extended benefits, which give the unemployed in hardest-hit areas up to 73 weeks of federally-funded aid on top of the 26 weeks provided by states. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)
As the recession deepened, benefits have been made more and more generous, to the point where in hardest-hit states, people laid off through no fault of their own are eligible for 53 weeks of four-tiered «Emergency Unemployment Compensation» and then 20 weeks of «Extended Benefits.» ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)
It is often referred to as the hardest record to break in sports, as no one has even gotten within shouting distance of the mark since Pete Rose in 1978. ❋ Unknown (2011)
[Scott] is the hardest [man on] earth. That nigga keeps it real all day, everyday. «[Wu-Tang]» ❋ Spectre Thompson (2007)
Vanessa needed to practice [hardester] to stay with [Ama] in [the race]. ❋ KiloA (2005)
[Justin] “The Hardest Trapper” [walked] [down the street] ❋ Dudheh (2020)
Guy 1: «Wow.. look at that classy street drinking kid throw his bottle at that bus»
Guy 2: «He must indeed be one of the hardest of the cunts»
Girl 1: «I can’t believe that transit officer gave me a fine for travelling on a [concession] fare when I’m even in my school uniform, it’s so obvious I’m a student — but just because I left my buscard at home»
Girl 2: «Wow [fining] a 13 year old girl that doesn’t have a card saying shes under 18, haha [what a prick], truely the hardest of the cunts!» ❋ Haazy (2011)
Man, [Amphibia]’s [series finale], The Hardest Thing, really [grabbed] at my emotions. I’ll miss the show a lot ❋ (2022)
Those are all (the hardest rappers!) [Real Talk] ❋ 1000 (2006)
Who’s [the hardest trapper]?
[I don’t know] but not Justin. That guy’s only a [trapper]. ❋ A_Random_Hippy_Witch (2020)
Bob: [JOSH]! I JUST GOT TO A [NEW LEVEL] IN [THE WORLD’S HARDEST GAME]!!!
JOSH:…ok ❋ Cool Dude 12345678900987654321 (2020)
Bob: Hey Jim, have you played The [Hardest Game In The World]? [It’s hard].
Jim: Yes, I’ve [completed] it. And I’ve played harder games. ❋ Danboy65 (2009)
I’m the Hardest Nigga in the World. [You ain’t shit] you silly [puddy] motherfuckers. If you so hard, stop callin’ me private. Leave me a number so I can call yo [bitch-ass] back you bitch. ❋ MURD3R M1K3 (2013)
hard
(härd)
adj. hard·er, hard·est
1.
a. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid: a hard material.
b. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment: bunkers and other hard targets.
2.
a. Requiring great effort or endurance: a hard assignment.
b. Performed with or marked by great diligence or energy: a project that required years of hard work.
c. Difficult to resolve, accomplish, or finish: That was a hard question.
d. Difficult to understand or impart: Physics was the hardest of my courses. Thermodynamics is a hard course to teach.
3. Proceeding or performing with force, vigor, or persistence; assiduous: a hard worker.
4.
a. Intense in force or degree: a hard blow.
b. Inclement or severe: a long, hard winter.
5.
a. Stern, strict, or demanding: a hard taskmaster.
b. Lacking compassion or sympathy; callous: became hard after years in prison.
6.
a. Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering: a hard life.
b. Oppressive or unjust in nature or effect: restrictions that were hard on welfare applicants.
c. Harsh or severe in effect or intention: I said some hard things that I regret.
d. Marked by stubborn refusal to compromise or yield; uncompromising: drives a hard bargain.
e. Bitter or resentful: hard feelings caused by the insult.
f. Showing disapproval, bitterness, or resentment: gave me a hard look.
7.
a. Causing damage or premature wear: Snow and ice are hard on a car’s finish.
b. Bad; adverse: hard luck.
8.
a. Real and unassailable: hard evidence.
b. Definite; firm: a hard commitment.
c. Free from illusion or sentimentality; practical or realistic: We need to take a hard look at the situation.
d. Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified: the hard sciences.
9.
a. Marked by sharp delineation or contrast: a hard line separating the two lists.
b. Lacking in shade; undiminished: the hard light of the midday sun.
10. Hardcore.
11. Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle more acute than other possible routes.
12.
a. Metallic, as opposed to paper. Used of currency.
b. Backed by bullion rather than by credit. Used of currency.
c. High and stable. Used of prices.
13.
a. Durable; lasting: hard merchandise.
b. Written or printed rather than stored in electronic media: sent the information by hard mail.
14. Erect; tumid. Used of a penis.
15.
a. Having high alcoholic content; intoxicating: hard liquor.
b. Rendered alcoholic by fermentation; fermented: hard cider.
16. Containing dissolved salts that interfere with the lathering action of soap or other cleansing agents. Used of water.
17. Linguistics Velar, as in c in cake or g in log, as opposed to palatal or soft.
18. Physics Of relatively high energy; penetrating: hard x-rays.
19. High in gluten content: hard wheat.
20. Chemistry Resistant to biodegradation: a hard detergent.
21. Extremely or dangerously addictive. Used of certain illegal drugs, such as heroin.
adv.
1. With strenuous effort; intently: worked hard all day; stared hard at the accused criminal.
2. With great force, vigor, or energy: pressed hard on the lever.
3. In such a way as to cause great damage or hardship: industrial cities hit hard by unemployment.
4. With great distress, grief, or bitterness: took the divorce hard.
5. Firmly; securely: held hard to the railing.
6. Toward or into a solid condition: concrete that sets hard within a day.
7. Near in space or time; close: The factory stands hard by the railroad tracks.
8. Nautical Completely; fully: hard alee.
Idioms:
hard and fast
Defined, fixed, and invariable: hard and fast rules.
hard of hearing
1. Having a partial loss of hearing.
2. People who have partial loss of hearing, considered as a group.
hard put
Undergoing great difficulty: Under the circumstances, he was hard put to explain himself.
hard up Informal
1. In need; poor.
2. Lacking something that is greatly desired: hard up for companionship.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
hard
(hɑːd)
adj
1. firm or rigid; not easily dented, crushed, or pierced
2. toughened by or as if by physical labour; not soft or smooth: hard hands.
3. difficult to do or accomplish; arduous: a hard task.
4. difficult to understand or perceive: a hard question.
5. showing or requiring considerable physical or mental energy, effort, or application: hard work; a hard drinker.
6. stern, cold, or intractable: a hard judge.
7. exacting; demanding: a hard master.
8. harsh; cruel: a hard fate.
9. inflicting pain, sorrow, distress, or hardship: hard times.
10. tough or adamant: a hard man.
11. forceful or violent: a hard knock.
12. cool or uncompromising: we took a long hard look at our profit factor.
13. indisputable; real: hard facts.
14. (Chemistry) chem (of water) impairing the formation of a lather by soap. See hardness3
15. practical, shrewd, or calculating: he is a hard man in business.
16. too harsh to be pleasant: hard light.
17. (Banking & Finance)
a. (of cash, money, etc) in coin and paper rather than cheques
b. (of currency) in strong demand, esp as a result of a good balance of payments situation
c. (of credit) difficult to obtain; tight
18. (Brewing) (of alcoholic drink) being a spirit rather than a wine, beer, etc: the hard stuff.
19. (Pharmacology) (of a drug such as heroin, morphine, or cocaine) highly addictive. Compare soft20
20. (General Physics) physics (of radiation, such as gamma rays and X-rays) having high energy and the ability to penetrate solids
21. (General Physics) physics (of a vacuum) almost complete
22. (Commerce) chiefly US (of goods) durable
24. (Journalism & Publishing) (of news coverage) concentrating on serious stories
25. (Broadcasting) (of news coverage) concentrating on serious stories
26. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics
a. an older word for fortis
b. (not in modern technical usage) denoting the consonants c and g in English when they are pronounced as velar stops (k, g)
c. (of consonants in the Slavonic languages) not palatalized
27. (Fortifications)
a. being heavily fortified and protected
b. (of nuclear missiles) located underground in massively reinforced silos
28. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politically extreme: the hard left.
29. informal Brit and NZ incorrigible or disreputable (esp in the phrase a hard case)
30. (Cookery) (of bread, etc) stale and old
31. a hard nut to crack
a. a person not easily persuaded or won over
b. a thing not easily understood
32. hard by near; close by
33. hard doer NZ a tough worker at anything
34. hard done by unfairly or badly treated
35. hard up informal
a. in need of money; poor
b. (foll by for) in great need (of): hard up for suggestions.
36. put the hard word on informal Austral and NZ to ask or demand something from
adv
37. with great energy, force, or vigour: the team always played hard.
38. as far as possible; all the way: hard left.
39. with application; earnestly or intently: she thought hard about the formula.
40. with great intensity, force, or violence: his son’s death hit him hard.
41. (foll by: on, upon, by, or after) close; near: hard on his heels.
42. (foll by at) assiduously; devotedly
43.
a. with effort or difficulty: their victory was hard won.
b. (in combination): hard-earned.
44. slowly and reluctantly: prejudice dies hard.
45. go hard with to cause pain or difficulty to (someone): it will go hard with you if you don’t tell the truth.
46. hard at it working hard
47. hard put hard put to it scarcely having the capacity (to do something): he’s hard put to get to work by 9:30.
n
48. any colorant that produces a harsh coarse appearance
49. (Civil Engineering) Brit a roadway across a foreshore
50. slang hard labour
51. slang an erection of the penis (esp in the phrase get or have a hard on)
[Old English heard; related to Old Norse harthr, Old Frisian herd, Old High German herti, Gothic hardus hard, Greek kratus strong]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hard
(hɑrd)
adj. and
adv. -er, -est. adj.
1. not soft; solid and firm to the touch.
2. firmly formed; tight: a hard knot.
3. difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task.
4. difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.: hard to please.
5. difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: a hard problem.
6. involving a great deal of effort, energy, or persistence: hard labor.
7. performing or carrying on work with great effort, energy, or persistence: a hard worker.
8. vigorous or violent in force; severe: a hard fall.
9. bad; unendurable; unbearable: hard luck.
10. oppressive; harsh; rough: hard treatment.
11. austere; severe: a hard winter.
12. harsh or severe in dealing with others: a hard master.
13. difficult to explain away; undeniable: hard facts.
14. factual, as distinguished from speculation or hearsay: hard information.
15. harsh or unfriendly; resentful; bitter: hard feelings.
16. of stern judgment or close examination; searching: We took a hard look at our finances.
17. lacking delicacy or softness; clear and distinct; sharp; harsh: a hard line; hard features.
18. severe or rigorous in terms: a hard bargain.
19. sternly realistic; dispassionate; unsentimental: a hard view of life.
20. incorrigible; disreputable; tough: a hard character.
21. (of the penis) erect.
22. (of water) containing mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap.
23. in coins or paper money as distinguished from checks, promissory notes, or the like: hard cash.
24. (of paper money) backed by gold reserves and readily convertible into foreign currency.
25. (of assets) having intrinsic value, as gold or diamonds.
26. (of alcoholic beverages)
a. containing more than 22.5 percent alcohol by volume, as whiskey and brandy as opposed to beer and wine.
b. strong because of fermentation; intoxicating: hard cider.
27. (of wine) tasting excessively of tannin.
28. (of an illicit narcotic or drug) known to be physically addictive, as opium, morphine, or cocaine.
29. (of a fabric) having relatively little nap; smooth.
30. (of the landing of a space vehicle) executed without decelerating.
31. (of a missile) capable of being launched from an underground silo.
32. (of a military installation) heavily reinforced.
33. (of wheat) having a high gluten content.
34.
a. (of c and g) pronounced as (k) in come and (g) in go.
b. (of consonants) fortis.
c. (of consonants in Slavic languages) not palatalized.
Compare soft (def. 19).
adv.
35. with great exertion; with vigor or violence; strenuously: to work hard.
36. earnestly, intently, or critically: to look hard at a decision.
37. harshly or severely.
38. so as to be solid, tight, or firm: frozen hard.
39. with strong force or impact: to be hit hard.
40. in a deeply affected manner; with genuine sorrow or remorse: He took the news very hard.
41. closely; immediately: Defeat seemed hard at hand.
42. to an unreasonable or extreme degree; excessively; immoderately.
43. Naut. closely, fully, or to the extreme limit: hard aport.
Idioms:
1. be hard on, to deal harshly or strictly with.
2. hard by, in close proximity to; near.
3. hard put, in great perplexity or difficulty; at a loss: We are hard put to pay the rent now.
4. hard up, Informal.
a. urgently in need of money.
b. feeling a lack or need.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English heard, c. Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart, Old Norse harthr, Gothic hardus; akin to Greek kratýs strong, Ionic dial. kártos strength (compare -cracy)]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
hard
– hardly
1. ‘hard’
Hard can be an adjective. If something is hard, it is not easy to do.
Coping with three babies is very hard work.
Hard can also be an adverb. For example, if you work hard, you work with a lot of effort.
Many elderly people have worked hard all their lives.
2. ‘hardly’
Hardly is an adverb. It has a totally different meaning from hard. You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that only a small amount or detail makes it true, and it is best to consider the opposite as true. For example, if someone hardly speaks, they do not speak much. If something is hardly surprising, it is not very surprising.
I hardly knew him.
Nick hardly slept because he was so worried.
If you use an auxiliary verb or modal with hardly, you put the auxiliary verb or modal first. You say, for example, ‘I can hardly see’. Don’t say ‘I hardly can see‘.
Two years before, the wall had hardly existed.
She can hardly wait to begin.
We could hardly move.
Be Careful!
Don’t use ‘not’ with hardly. Don’t say, for example, ‘I did not hardly know him‘. Say ‘I hardly knew him’.
Hardly is sometimes used in longer structures to say that one thing happened immediately after another.
The local police had hardly finished their search when the detectives arrived.
Be Careful!
In structures like these you use when, not ‘than’. Don’t say, for example, ‘The local police had hardly finished their search than the detectives arrived‘.
In stories, hardly is sometimes put at the beginning of a sentence, followed by had or the verb be and the subject.
Hardly had he uttered the words when he began laughing.
3. ‘hardly ever’
If something hardly ever happens, it almost never happens.
I hardly ever spoke to them.
Tim hardly ever met her friends.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | hard — not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; «a difficult task»; «nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access»; «difficult times»; «why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?»
difficult demanding — requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; «found the job very demanding»; «a baby can be so demanding» effortful — requiring great physical effort hard — dispassionate; «took a hard look»; «a hard bargainer»; |
| 2. | hard — dispassionate; «took a hard look»; «a hard bargainer»;
difficult, hard — not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; «a difficult task»; «nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access»; «difficult times»; «why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?» merciless, unmerciful — having or showing no mercy; «the merciless enemy»; «a merciless critic»; «gave him a merciless beating» insensitive — deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; «insensitive to the needs of the patients» tough — not given to gentleness or sentimentality; «a tough character» soft — compassionate and kind; conciliatory; «he was soft on his children» |
|
| 3. | hard — resisting weight or pressure
soft — yielding readily to pressure or weight |
|
| 4. | hard — very strong or vigorous; «strong winds»; «a hard left to the chin»; «a knockout punch»; «a severe blow»
knockout, severe strong — having strength or power greater than average or expected; «a strong radio signal»; «strong medicine»; «a strong man» |
|
| 5. |  hard — characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; «worked their arduous way up the mining valley»; «a grueling campaign»; «hard labor»; «heavy work»; «heavy going»; «spent many laborious hours on the project»; «set a punishing pace»
arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, laborious, operose, toilsome, punishing, heavy effortful — requiring great physical effort |
|
| 6. | hard — produced without vibration of the vocal cords; «unvoiced consonants such as `p’ and `k’ and `s'»
surd, unvoiced, voiceless |
|
| 7. | hard — (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
concentrated diffuse, diffused, soft — (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected |
|
| 8. | hard — (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; «Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants»
soft — (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s’ and `sh’) |
|
| 9. | hard — given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; «a hard drinker»
intemperate, heavy indulgent — characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; «indulgent grandparents» |
|
| 10. | hard — being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; «hard liquor»
strong alcoholic — characteristic of or containing alcohol; «alcoholic drinks» |
|
| 11. |  hard — unfortunate or hard to bear; «had hard luck»; «a tough break»
tough bad — having undesirable or negative qualities; «a bad report card»; «his sloppy appearance made a bad impression»; «a bad little boy»; «clothes in bad shape»; «a bad cut»; «bad luck»; «the news was very bad»; «the reviews were bad»; «the pay is bad»; «it was a bad light for reading»; «the movie was a bad choice» |
|
| 12. | hard — dried out; «hard dry rolls left over from the day before»
stale — lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; «stale bread»; «the beer was stale» |
|
| Adv. | 1. | hard — with effort or force or vigor; «the team played hard»; «worked hard all day»; «pressed hard on the lever»; «hit the ball hard»; «slammed the door hard» |
| 2. | hard — with firmness; «held hard to the railing»
firmly |
|
| 3. | hard — earnestly or intently; «thought hard about it»; «stared hard at the accused» | |
| 4. | hard — causing great damage or hardship; «industries hit hard by the depression»; «she was severely affected by the bank’s failure»
severely |
|
| 5. | hard — slowly and with difficulty; «prejudices die hard» | |
| 6. | hard — indulging excessively; «he drank heavily»
intemperately, heavily |
|
| 7. | hard — into a solid condition; «concrete that sets hard within a few hours» | |
| 8. | hard — very near or close in space or time; «it stands hard by the railroad tracks»; «they were hard on his heels»; «a strike followed hard upon the plant’s opening» | |
| 9. | hard — with pain or distress or bitterness; «he took the rejection very hard» | |
| 10. | hard — to the full extent possible; all the way; «hard alee»; «the ship went hard astern»; «swung the wheel hard left» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
hard
adjective
1. tough, strong, firm, solid, stiff, compact, rigid, resistant, dense, compressed, stony, impenetrable, inflexible, unyielding, rocklike He stamped his feet on the hard floor.
tough soft, weak, flexible, malleable, pliable
2. difficult, involved, complex, complicated, puzzling, tangled, baffling, intricate, perplexing, impenetrable, thorny, knotty, unfathomable, ticklish That’s a very hard question.
difficult easy, simple, straightforward, clear, direct, uncomplicated, easy-peasy (slang)
3. exhausting, tough, exacting, formidable, fatiguing, wearying, rigorous, uphill, gruelling, strenuous, arduous, laborious, burdensome, Herculean, backbreaking, toilsome Coping with three babies is very hard work.
exhausting light, easy, soft, lazy, easy-peasy (slang)
4. forceful, strong, powerful, driving, heavy, sharp, violent, smart, tremendous, fierce, vigorous, hefty He gave her a hard push which toppled her backwards.
5. harsh, severe, strict, cold, exacting, cruel, grim, stern, ruthless, stubborn, unjust, callous, unkind, unrelenting, implacable, unsympathetic, pitiless, unfeeling, obdurate, unsparing, affectless, hardhearted His father was a hard man.
harsh kind, good, gentle, flexible, mild, careless, humane, amiable, lenient, permissive, merciful
6. grim, dark, painful, distressing, harsh, disastrous, unpleasant, intolerable, grievous, disagreeable, calamitous Those were hard times.
7. definite, reliable, verified, cold, plain, actual, bare, undeniable, indisputable, verifiable, unquestionable, unvarnished He wanted more hard evidence.
adverb
1. strenuously, steadily, persistently, earnestly, determinedly, doggedly, diligently, energetically, assiduously, industriously, untiringly I’ll work hard. I don’t want to let him down.
3. forcefully, strongly, heavily, sharply, severely, fiercely, vigorously, intensely, violently, powerfully, forcibly, with all your might, with might and main I kicked a dustbin very hard and broke my toe.
forcefully lightly, softly, weakly, loosely, lazily
4. with difficulty, painfully, laboriously the hard won rights of the working woman
hard and fast fixed, strict, rigid, binding, definite, clear-cut, stringent, cast-iron, inflexible, immutable, incontrovertible, invariable, unalterable There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to garden design.
hard by right beside, near, close to, alongside, next to, adjacent to, cheek by jowl with The hamper stood hard by the foot of the white iron bed.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
hard
adjective
1. Unyielding to pressure or force:
2. Physically toughened so as to have great endurance:
3. Not easy to do, achieve, or master:
4. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:
arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.
5. Conveying great physical force:
6. Indulging in drink to an excessive degree:
7. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:
9. Causing sharp, often prolonged discomfort:
10. Completely lacking in compassion:
callous, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, compassionless, hard-boiled, hardened, hardhearted, heartless, obdurate, stonyhearted, unfeeling.
12. Established beyond a doubt:
certain, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, positive, sure, unassailable, undeniable, undisputable, unquestionable.
14. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:
down-to-earth, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic.
adverb
1. In a violent, strenuous way:
3. With intense energy and force:
4. To a point near in time, space, or relation:
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
صَعْبصَعب، ُمسبب للمِعاناةصُلْبقاسٍقاسٍ ، لا يُظْهِرُ مشاعر ودِّيَّهً
dur
tvrdýtěžkýtuhýtvrděúplně
hårdhårdtsværvanskeligskarpt
fortamalfacilamalmolanerefuteblasevera
vaikeakovakovastirankkavahva
tvrdmarljivotežak
keménynehéz
af fremsta megni, mikiîákaflega; fast, hartalgerlegaerfiîurharîur
困難な堅い懸命に
단단한어려운열심히
blaivaus protobūti griežtam subūti neteisingam kieno nors atžvilgiugerai dėvimaskietai virtas
bargsciešicietscītīgigrūti
tare
silno
močnoostertežektrdtrdo
hårdhårtsvår
แข็งทำงานหนักยาก
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hard
[hɑːd]
A. ADJ (harder (compar) (hardest (superl)))
1. (= not soft) [object, substance, cheese, skin] → duro; [ground, snow] → duro, compacto
baked hard → endurecido (al sol o en el horno)
to become or go hard → ponerse duro, endurecerse
the water is very hard here → aquí el agua es muy dura or tiene mucha cal
to be as hard as nails [person] (physically) → ser duro como una roca
(as) hard as a rock [object] → (tan) duro como una piedra
see also nut
2. (= harsh, severe) [climate, winter, person] → duro, severo; [frost] → fuerte; [words, tone] → duro, áspero; [expression, eyes, voice] → serio, duro; [drink, liquor] → fuerte; [drugs] → duro; [fact] → concreto; [evidence] → irrefutable
a hard blow (fig) → un duro golpe
to take a long hard look at sth → examinar algo detenidamente
to be hard on sb → ser muy duro con algn, darle duro a algn (LAm)
don’t be so hard on him, it’s not his fault → no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya
aren’t you being a bit hard on yourself? → ¿no estás siendo un poco duro contigo mismo?
to be hard on one’s clothes → destrozar la ropa
the light was hard on the eyes → la luz hacía daño a los ojos
to be as hard as nails (in temperament) → ser muy duro, tener el corazón muy duro
see also feeling
6. (= forceful) [push, tug, kick] → fuerte
B. ADV (harder (compar) (hardest (superl)))
5. (= sharply)
hard a-port/a-starboard (Naut) → todo a babor/estribor
to turn hard left/right → girar todo a la izquierda/derecha
C. CPD hard cash N → dinero m contante y sonante, (dinero m en) efectivo m
hard centre, hard center (US) N → relleno m duro
hard copy N (Comput) → copia f impresa
the hard core N (= intransigents) → los incondicionales, el núcleo duro
see also hard-core hard court N (Tennis) → cancha f (de tenis) de cemento, pista f (de tenis) de cemento
hard currency N → moneda f fuerte, divisa f fuerte
hard disk N (Comput) → disco m duro
hard goods NPL → productos mpl no perecederos
hard hat N (= riding hat) → gorra f de montar; [of construction worker] → casco m; (= construction worker) → albañil mf
hard labour, hard labor (US) N → trabajos mpl forzados
hard landing N → aterrizaje m duro
the hard left N (esp Brit) → la extrema izquierda, la izquierda radical
hard news N → noticias fpl fidedignas
hard palate N → paladar m
hard porn N → porno m duro
the hard right N (esp Brit) → la extrema derecha, la derecha radical
hard rock N (Mus) → rock m duro
hard sell N → venta f agresiva
hard sell tactics → táctica fsing de venta agresiva
hard sell techniques → técnicas fpl de venta agresiva
hard shoulder N (Brit) (Aut) → arcén m, hombrillo m
hard stuff N (= alcohol) → alcohol m duro, bebidas fpl fuertes; (= drugs) → droga f dura
he fancied a drop of the hard stuff → le apetecía una copita de algo fuerte
hard top N (= car) → coche m no descapotable; (= car roof) → techo m rígido
hard water N → agua f dura, agua f con mucha cal
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hard
[ˈhɑːrd]
adj
(not soft) [surface, object] → dur(e)
This cheese is very hard → Ce fromage est très dur.
(= stern) [person] → dur(e); [expression] → sévère; [voice] → dur(e)
to be hard on sb (= severe with) → être dur(e) avec qn
(= violent) [kick, punch] → violent(e)
(= concrete) [evidence] → tangible; [facts] → concret/ète
(weather conditions) [winter] → rude; [frost] → fort(e)
[drug] → dur(e)
adv
[hit, kick, push] → fort
to set hard → durcir
to freeze hard → geler
to be frozen hard → être complètement gelé(e)hard and fast hard-and-fast adj (= definite) [evidence] → concluant(e); [decision, conclusion] → définitif/ive
There are no hard and fast rules → Il n’y pas de règle absolue.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hard
adj (+er)
(= severe, tough) person, look, eyes, smile, voice, life → hart; winter, frost → streng, hart; to be hard on somebody (= cause strain or wear) → jdn strapazieren; (person) → hart zu or streng mit jdm sein; to be hard on something (= cause strain or wear) → etw strapazieren; (person) → etw kritisieren; the job’s a bit hard on the nerves → die Arbeit ist ziemlich nervenaufreibend; don’t be so hard on the children → sei nicht so streng mit den Kindern; to have a hard time → es schwer or nicht leicht haben; I had a hard time finding a job → ich hatte Schwierigkeiten, eine Stelle zu finden; he had a hard time of it → er hat es nicht leicht gehabt; (in negotiations, boxing match etc) → es hat ihn einen harten Kampf gekostet; (with illness, operation etc) → es war eine schwere Zeit für ihn; to give somebody a hard time → jdm das Leben schwer machen; hard times → schwere Zeiten pl; to fall on hard times → in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten; there are no hard feelings between them → sie sind einander nicht böse; no hard feelings? → nimm es mir nicht übel; to be as hard as nails → knallhart sein (inf) ? also nut a, bargain N a
(= harsh) light → grell; sound → hart
adv
(= with effort) work → hart, schwer; run, drive → sehr schnell; breathe → schwer; study, play → eifrig; (= carefully) listen, look → genau, gut; think → scharf, angestrengt; (= strongly, forcefully) push, pull → kräftig, fest; laugh, scream, cry, beg → sehr; rain, snow → stark; blow → kräftig; I’ve been hard at work or (going) hard at it (inf) since 7 this morning → ich bin seit heute Morgen um 7 schwer am Werk or schwer dabei (inf); she works hard at keeping herself fit → sie gibt sich viel Mühe, sich fit zu halten; to try hard → sich wirklich Mühe geben; no matter how hard I try … → wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge, …; if you try hard you can do it → wenn du dich richtig bemühst or anstrengst, kannst du es tun; you’re not trying hard enough → du strengst dich nicht genügend an; he tried as hard as he could → er hat sein Bestes getan or sich nach Kräften bemüht; he listened hard (straining to hear) → er horchte angestrengt; you’re not thinking hard enough → du denkst nicht angestrengt genug nach; think harder → denk mal ein bisschen besser nach; she slammed the door hard behind us → sie knallte die Tür fest hinter uns zu; it was freezing hard → es herrschte strenger Frost
(= close) to follow hard behind/upon something → unmittelbar auf etw (acc) → folgen; my sister was hard behind me → meine Schwester war direkt hinter mir; following hard upon the opening of the new cinema → kurz nach der Öffnung des neuen Kinos; hard by (something) (dated) → ganz in der Nähe (von etw) ? also heel1 N a
hard
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hardball
n (US)
(Baseball) → Hardball m
hardboard
n → Hartfaser- or Pressspanplatte f
hardboot
n (Sport) → Hardboot m, Stiefel mit harter Plastikoberfläche
hardcore
n (Mus) → Hardcore m
hard court
n → Hartplatz m
hard disk computer
n → Festplattencomputer m
hard
:
hardhearted
adj → hartherzig (towards sb jdm gegenüber)
hard-hitting
adj speech, report → äußerst kritisch
hard
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hard labour, (US) hard labor
hard lines
interj (Brit inf) → Pech (gehabt)!
hard luck
n (inf) → Pech nt → (on für); hard! → Pech gehabt!; it was very hard on him → da hat er aber wirklich Pech gehabt; that’s just his hard → das ist sein Pech
hard
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hard-packed
adj snow → festgetreten; sand, earth → festgedrückt
hardpad
n (Vet) → Hartballenkrankheit f
hardpan
n (Geol) → Ortstein nt
hard return
n (Comput) → harte Zeilenschaltung; → Absatzmarke f
hard sell
n → aggressive Verkaufstaktik, Hardselling nt
hard
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hard
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hard
[hɑːd] (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))
1. adj
a. (substance) → duro/a; (mud) → indurito/a
to grow hard → indurirsi
hard cover (of book) → copertina cartonata
a hard nut to crack (problem, person) → un osso duro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hard
(haːd) adjective
1. firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc. The ground is too hard to dig.
2. not easy to do, learn, solve etc. Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.
3. not feeling or showing kindness. a hard master.
4. (of weather) severe. a hard winter.
5. having or causing suffering. a hard life; hard times.
6. (of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added. The water is hard in this part of the country.
adverb
1. with great effort. He works very hard; Think hard.
2. with great force; heavily. Don’t hit him too hard; It was raining hard.
3. with great attention. He stared hard at the man.
4. to the full extent; completely. The car turned hard right.
ˈharden verb
to make or become hard. Don’t touch the toffee till it hardens; Try not to harden your heart against him.
ˈhardness nounˈhardship noun
(something which causes) pain, suffering etc. a life full of hardship.
ˈhard-and-fast adjective
(of rules) that can never be changed or ignored.
ˈhard-back noun
a book with a hard cover. Hard-backs are more expensive than paperbacks.
ˌhard-ˈboiled adjective
(of eggs) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.
hardˈdisk noun
a device that is fixed inside a computer and is used for storing information.
ˈhard-earned adjective
earned by hard work or with difficulty. I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.
ˌhard-ˈheaded adjective
practical; shrewd; not influenced by emotion. a hard-headed businessman.
ˌhard-ˈhearted adjective
not feeling or showing pity or kindness. a hard-hearted employer.
ˈhardware noun
1. metal goods such as pots, tools etc. This shop sells hardware.
2. the mechanical parts of a computer.
ˌhard-ˈwearing adjective
that will not wear out easily. a hard-wearing fabric.
be hard on
1. to punish or criticize severely. Don’t be too hard on the boy – he’s too young to know that he was doing wrong.
2. to be unfair to. If you punish all the children for the broken window it’s a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.
hard at it
busy doing (something). I’ve been hard at it all day, trying to get this report finished.
hard done by
unfairly treated. You should complain to the headmaster if you feel hard done by.
hard lines/luck
bad luck. Hard lines/luck! I’m afraid you haven’t won this time; It’s hard luck that he broke his leg.
hard of hearing
rather deaf. He is a bit hard of hearing now.
a hard time (of it)
trouble, difficulty, worry etc. The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.
hard up
not having much especially money. I’m a bit hard up at the moment; I’m hard up for envelopes.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
hard
→ بِقُوَّة, صَعْب, صُلْب těžký, tvrdě, tvrdý hård, hårdt, svær hart, schwer, schwierig δυσχερής, σκληρά, σκληρός con fuerza, difícil, duro kova, kovasti, vaikea dur, durement marljivo, težak, tvrd difficile, duramente, duro 困難な, 堅い, 懸命に 단단한, 어려운, 열심히 hard, moeilijk hard, hardt, vanskelig ciężko, trudny, twardy difícil, duramente, duro сложный, твердый, усердно hård, hårt, svår แข็ง, ทำงานหนัก, ยาก güç, sert, zor chăm chỉ, cứng, khó khăn 努力地, 困难的, 硬的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hard
a. duro-a, endurecido-a, sólido; trabajoso-a, difícil; [bone] osificado;
___ of hearing → medio sordo;
adv. a duras penas, difícilmente, escasamente;
v.
to grow ___ → endurecerse; [parturition];
___labor → parto laborioso.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
hard
adj duro; — of hearing que no oye bien, duro de oído
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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- [hahrd]
- /hɑrd/
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- [hahrd]
- /hɑrd/
Definitions of hardest word
- adjective hardest not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable. 1
- adjective hardest firmly formed; tight: a hard knot. 1
- adjective hardest difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task. 1
- adjective hardest difficult or troublesome with respect to an action, situation, person, etc.: hard to please; a hard time. 1
- adjective hardest difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand: a hard problem. 1
- adjective hardest involving a great deal of effort, energy, or persistence: hard labor; hard study. 1
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Origin of hardest
First appearance:
before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English heard; cognate with Dutch hard, German hart, Old Norse harthr, Gothic hardus; akin to Greek kratýs strong, Ionic dial. kártos strength (cf. -cracy)
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hardest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between «mom» and «screwdriver».
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noun hardest
- best — Best is the superlative of good.
- level best — (Idiomatic) The very best that one can do.
- sunday best — Sunday clothes.
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I have fed and slept at inns, living on the worst of fares and sleeping on the hardest, and hardly the cleanest, of beds.
Therefore David sent word to the general to place Uriah in the front of the battle, where the fight was hardest.
When Fate has first granted just a sip of the wine of success the slip between the cup and lip comes hardest.
Both sides settled down to steady hard pounding, and it remained to be seen which would pound the hardest and the longest.
Besides, she said to herself, Gee Gee will put the hardest questions on the list to meI just know she will.
Simultaneously with Tchaikovskys hardest struggle for existence, came also the first hopes of artistic success.
Never were high-bush blackberries finer or riper; but the largest and ripest seemed always the hardest to get at.
His employer selected those which were hardest and most unpleasant, as he said, «to break the little fellow in.»
It is one of those events that excites sympathy in the hardest, and commiseration in the coldest.
It is gone, and I owe twenty million to the hardest-hearted bunch of creditors in the world.