difficult, hard
(adjective) not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; âa difficult taskâ; ânesting places on the cliffs are difficult of accessâ; âdifficult timesâ; âwhy is it so hard for you to keep a secret?â
arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome
(adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; âworked their arduous way up the mining valleyâ; âa grueling campaignâ; âhard laborâ; âheavy workâ; âheavy goingâ; âspent many laborious hours on the projectâ; âset a punishing paceâ
hard
(adjective) dried out; âhard dry rolls left over from the day beforeâ
hard, tough
(adjective) unfortunate or hard to bear; âhad hard luckâ; âa tough breakâ
hard
(adjective) resisting weight or pressure
hard
(adjective) dispassionate; âtook a hard lookâ; âa hard bargainerâ
hard
(adjective) (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; âRussian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonantsâ
hard, concentrated
(adjective) (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
hard, strong
(adjective) being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; âhard liquorâ
intemperate, hard, heavy
(adjective) given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; âa hard drinkerâ
unvoiced, voiceless, surd, hard
(adjective) produced without vibration of the vocal cords; âunvoiced consonants such as âpâ and âkâ and âsââ
hard, knockout, severe
(adjective) very strong or vigorous; âstrong windsâ; âa hard left to the chinâ; âa knockout punchâ; âa severe blowâ
hard
(adverb) with effort or force or vigor; âthe team played hardâ; âworked hard all dayâ; âpressed hard on the leverâ; âhit the ball hardâ; âslammed the door hardâ
hard
(adverb) to the full extent possible; all the way; âhard aleeâ; âthe ship went hard asternâ; âswung the wheel hard leftâ
hard, hardly
(adverb) slowly and with difficulty; âprejudices die hardâ; âhe was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straightâ
hard, severely
(adverb) causing great damage or hardship; âindustries hit hard by the depressionâ; âshe was severely affected by the bankâs failureâ
hard, firmly
(adverb) with firmness; âheld hard to the railingâ
hard
(adverb) earnestly or intently; âthought hard about itâ; âstared hard at the accusedâ
hard
(adverb) with pain or distress or bitterness; âhe took the rejection very hardâ
hard
(adverb) very near or close in space or time; âit stands hard by the railroad tracksâ; âthey were hard on his heelsâ; âa strike followed hard upon the plantâs openingâ
heavily, intemperately, hard
(adverb) indulging excessively; âhe drank heavilyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hard (comparative harder, superlative hardest)
(of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
Resistant to pressure.
(of drink or drugs) Strong.
(of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.
(of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
(physics, of a ferromagnetic material) Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
(photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
(dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful.
Unquestionable.
(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
(slang, vulgar, of a male) Sexually aroused.
(bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
(phonetics, uncomparable)
Plosive.
Unvoiced
Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized
(arts) 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.
(uncomparable)
In a physical form, not digital.
Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
(politics) Far, extreme.
Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
• (resistant to pressure): resistant, solid, stony, see also hard
• (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand): confusing, difficult, puzzling, tough, tricky
• (requiring a lot of effort to endure): difficult, intolerable, tough, unbearable
• (severe): harsh, hostile, severe, strict, tough, unfriendly
• (unquestionable): incontrovertible, indubitable, unambiguous, unequivocal, unquestionable
• (of drink): strong
• See also difficult
• (resistant to pressure): soft
• (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand): easy, simple, straightforward, trite
• (requiring a lot of effort to endure): bearable, easy
• (severe): agreeable, amiable, approachable, friendly, nice, pleasant
• (unquestionable): controvertible, doubtful, ambiguous, equivocal, questionable
• (of drink)
(low in alcohol): low-alcohol
(non-alcoholic): alcohol-free, soft, non-alcoholic
• (of roads): soft
• (sexually aroused): soft, flaccid
• (phonetics, all senses): soft
hard (comparative harder, superlative hardest)
(manner) With much force or effort.
(manner) With difficulty.
(obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.
(manner) Compactly.
(now, archaic) Near, close.
hard (countable and uncountable, plural hards)
(countable, nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
(countable, motorsports) A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.
(uncountable, drugs, slang) Crack cocaine.
(uncountable, slang) Hard labor.
• Dhar
Hard (plural Hards)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hard is the 10429th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3085 individuals. Hard is most common among White (73.61%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.82%) individuals.
• Dhar
Source: Wiktionary
Hard, a. [Compar. Harder; superl. Hardest.] Etym: [OE. heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. heard, G. hart, OHG. harti, Icel. har, Dan. haard, Sw. hÄrd, Goth. hardus, Gr.,, strength, and also to E. -ard, as in coward, drunkard, -crat, -cracy in autocrat, democracy; cf. Skr. kratu strength, to do, make. Gf.Hardy.]
1. Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.
2. Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem. The hard causes they brought unto Moses. Ex. xviii. 26. In which are some things hard to be understood. 2 Peter iii. 16.
3. Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.
4. Difficult to resist or control; powerful. The stag was too hard for the horse. L'Estrange. A power which will be always too hard for them. Addison.
5. Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms. I never could drive a hard bargain. Burke.
6. Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.
7. Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style. Figures harder than even the marble itself. Dryden.
8. Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.
9. (Pron.) Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another;- said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc.
10. Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.
11. (Painting) (a) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition. (b) Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade. Hard cancer, Hard case, etc. See under Cancer, Case, etc.
– Hard clam, or Hard-shelled clam (Zoöl.), the guahog.
– Hard coal, anthracite, as distinguished from bituminous or soft coal.
– Hard and fast. (Naut.) See under Fast.
– Hard finish (Arch.), a smooth finishing coat of hard fine plaster applied to the surface of rough plastering.
– Hard lines, hardship; difficult conditions.
– Hard money, coin or specie, as distinguished from paper money.
– Hard oyster (Zoöl.), the northern native oyster. [Local, U. S.] - - Hard pan, the hard stratum of earth lying beneath the soil; hence, figuratively, the firm, substantial, fundamental part or quality of anything; as, the hard pan of character, of a matter in dispute, etc. See Pan.
– Hard rubber. See under Rubber.
– Hard solder. See under Solder.
– Hard water, water, which contains lime or some mineral substance rendering it unfit for washing. See Hardness, 3.- Hard wood, wood of a solid or hard texture; as walnut, oak, ash, box, and the like, in distinction from pine, poplar, hemlock, etc.- In hard condition, in excellent condition for racing; having firm muscles;-said of race horses.
Syn.
– Solid; arduous; powerful; trying; unyielding; stubborn; stern; flinty; unfeeling; harsh; difficult; severe; obdurate; rigid. See Solid, and Arduous.
Hard, adv. Etym: [OE. harde, AS. hearde.]
1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly. And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince. Dryden. My father Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself. Shak.
2. With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.
3. Uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. Shak.
4. So as to raise difficulties. " The guestion is hard set". Sir T. Browne.
5. With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; as, to run hard.
6. Close or near. Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. Acts xviii.7. Hard by, near by; close at hand; not far off. "Hard by a cottage chimney smokes." Milton.
– Hard pushed, Hard run, greatly pressed; as, he was hard pushed or hard run for time, money, etc. [Colloq.] -- Hard up, closely pressed by want or necessity; without money or resources; as, hard up for amusements. [Slang]
Note: Hard in nautical language is often joined to words of command to the helmsman, denoting that the order should be carried out with the utmost energy, or that the helm should be put, in the direction indicated, to the extreme limit, as, Hard aport! Hard astarboard! Hard alee! Hard aweather up! Hard is also often used in composition with a participle; as, hard-baked; hard-earned; hard-working; hard- won.
Hard, v. t.
Definition: To harden; to make hard. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Hard, n.
Definition: A ford or passage across a river or swamp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The worldâs most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet â a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
