What does hard mean in English? Meaning of hard definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "hard": not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Adjective
Meaning: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endureExample: 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?Synonyms: difficult
hardAntonyms: easySimilar: ambitious
arduous
awkward
baffling
catchy
challenging
delicate
elusive
embarrassing
fractious
hard-fought
herculean
knotty
nasty
problematic
problematical
rocky
rough
rugged
serious
sticky
tall
thorny
ticklish
tight
touchy
tough
tricky
troublesome
trying
unenviable
vexedAlso see: demanding
effortful
hardMeaning of "hard": with effort or force or vigor
Adverb
Meaning: with effort or force or vigorExample: the team played hard
worked hard all day
pressed hard on the lever
hit the ball hard
slammed the door hardSynonyms: hardMeaning of "hard": dispassionate
Adjective
Meaning: dispassionateExample: took a hard look
a hard bargainerSynonyms: hardAntonyms: softSimilar: calculating
calculative
case-hardened
conniving
hard-boiled
hardened
scheming
shrewd
steelyAlso see: difficult
hard
insensitive
merciless
tough
unmercifulMeaning of "hard": with firmness
Adverb
Meaning: with firmnessExample: held hard to the railingSynonyms: firmly
hardMeaning of "hard": resisting weight or pressure
Adjective
Meaning: resisting weight or pressureSynonyms: hardAntonyms: softSimilar: adamantine
al dente
corneous
erect
firm
granitelike
granitic
hardened
hornlike
horny
petrous
rocklike
semihard
set
solid
steely
stonelike
stony
tumid
unyielding
woodyMeaning of "hard": earnestly or intently
Adverb
Meaning: earnestly or intentlyExample: thought hard about it
stared hard at the accusedSynonyms: hardMeaning of "hard": very strong or vigorous
Adjective
Meaning: very strong or vigorousExample: strong winds
a hard left to the chin
a knockout punch
a severe blowSynonyms: hard
knockout
severeSimilar: strongMeaning of "hard": causing great damage or hardship
Adverb
Meaning: causing great damage or hardshipExample: industries hit hard by the depression
she was severely affected by the bank's failureSynonyms: hard
severelyMeaning of "hard": characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Adjective
Meaning: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effortExample: 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 paceSynonyms: arduous
backbreaking
grueling
gruelling
hard
heavy
laborious
operose
punishing
toilsomeSimilar: effortfulMeaning of "hard": slowly and with difficulty
Adverb
Meaning: slowly and with difficultyExample: prejudices die hardSynonyms: hardMeaning of "hard": produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Adjective
Meaning: produced without vibration of the vocal cordsExample: unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'Synonyms: hard
surd
unvoiced
voicelessAntonyms: soft
sonant
voicedSimilar: whisperedMeaning of "hard": indulging excessively
Adverb
Meaning: indulging excessivelyExample: he drank heavilySynonyms: hard
heavily
intemperatelyAntonyms: lightlyMeaning of "hard": (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
Adjective
Meaning: (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light sourceSynonyms: concentrated
hardAntonyms: diffuse
diffused
softMeaning of "hard": into a solid condition
Adverb
Meaning: into a solid conditionExample: concrete that sets hard within a few hoursSynonyms: hardMeaning of "hard": (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
Adjective
Meaning: (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velumExample: Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonantsSynonyms: hardAntonyms: softSimilar: velarMeaning of "hard": very near or close in space or time
Adverb
Meaning: very near or close in space or timeExample: it stands hard by the railroad tracks
they were hard on his heels
a strike followed hard upon the plant's openingSynonyms: hardMeaning of "hard": given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Adjective
Meaning: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquorsExample: a hard drinkerSynonyms: hard
heavy
intemperateSimilar: indulgentMeaning of "hard": with pain or distress or bitterness
Adverb
Meaning: with pain or distress or bitternessExample: he took the rejection very hardSynonyms: hardMeaning of "hard": being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
Adjective
Meaning: being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic contentExample: hard liquorSynonyms: hard
strongSimilar: alcoholicMeaning of "hard": to the full extent possible; all the way
Adverb
Meaning: to the full extent possible; all the wayExample: hard alee
the ship went hard astern
swung the wheel hard leftSynonyms: hardMeaning of "hard": unfortunate or hard to bear
Adjective
Meaning: unfortunate or hard to bearExample: had hard luck
a tough breakSynonyms: hard
toughSimilar: badMeaning of "hard": dried out
Adjective
Meaning: dried outExample: hard dry rolls left over from the day beforeSynonyms: hardSimilar: staleAdjective: (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure. This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it. (of drink) Strong. (of water) High in dissolved calcium compounds. (physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).Resistant to pressure. This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it.(of drink) Strong.(of water) High in dissolved calcium compounds.(physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand. a hard problem 1988, An Oracle, Edmund White Ray found it hard to imagine having accumulated so many mannerisms before the dawn of sex, of the sexual need to please, of the staginess sex encourages or the tightly capped wells of poisoned sexual desire the disappointed must stand guard over. 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […]”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32: The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. Demanding a lot of effort to endure. a hard life Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal. a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character (dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful. Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704) The stag was too hard for the horse. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) a power which will be always too hard for themRequiring a lot of effort to do or understand. a hard problem 1988, An Oracle, Edmund White Ray found it hard to imagine having accumulated so many mannerisms before the dawn of sex, of the sexual need to please, of the staginess sex encourages or the tightly capped wells of poisoned sexual desire the disappointed must stand guard over. 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […]”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32: The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.1988, An Oracle, Edmund White Ray found it hard to imagine having accumulated so many mannerisms before the dawn of sex, of the sexual need to please, of the staginess sex encourages or the tightly capped wells of poisoned sexual desire the disappointed must stand guard over.2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […]”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32: The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.Demanding a lot of effort to endure. a hard lifeSevere, harsh, unfriendly, brutal. a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character(dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful. Roger L'Estrange (1616-1704) The stag was too hard for the horse. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) a power which will be always too hard for themRoger L'Estrange (1616-1704) The stag was too hard for the horse.Joseph Addison (1672-1719) a power which will be always too hard for themUnquestionable. hard evidence 2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, The Guardian: Unsurprisingly for a man who went into mourning for three years after the death in 1994 of his own father, the legendary leader Kim Il-sung, and who in the first 30 years of his political career made no public statements, even to his own people, Kim's career is riddled with claims, counter claims, speculation, and contradiction. There are few hard facts about his birth and early years.2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, The Guardian: Unsurprisingly for a man who went into mourning for three years after the death in 1994 of his own father, the legendary leader Kim Il-sung, and who in the first 30 years of his political career made no public statements, even to his own people, Kim's career is riddled with claims, counter claims, speculation, and contradiction. There are few hard facts about his birth and early years.(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle. At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.(slang, vulgar, of a male) Sexually aroused. I got so hard watching two hot girls wrestle each other on the beach.(bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.(phonetics, not comparable) Plosive. There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre". Unvoiced Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, jPlosive. There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre".Unvoiced Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j(art) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment. Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition. Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.(not comparable) In the form of a hard copy. We need both a digital archive and a hard archive.Synonyms:
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Antonyms:
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