hard

Definitions of hard in various dictionaries:

adj - not easy

adj - dispassionate

adj - resisting weight or pressure

adj - very strong or vigorous

adj - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

adj - produced without vibration of the vocal cords

adj - (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source

adj - (of speech sounds)

adj - given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

adj - being distilled rather than fermented

adj - unfortunate or hard to bear

adj - dried out

adv - with effort or force or vigor

adv - with firmness

adv - earnestly or intently

adv - causing great damage or hardship

adv - slowly and with difficulty

adv - indulging excessively

adv - into a solid condition

adv - very near or close in space or time

adv - with pain or distress or bitterness

adv - to the full extent possible

Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated.

Physically toughened; rugged.

Mentally toughened; strong-minded.

Requiring great effort or endurance: a hard assignment.

Performed with or marked by great diligence or energy: a project that required years of hard work.

Difficult to resolve, accomplish, or finish: That was a hard question.

Difficult to understand or impart: Physics was the hardest of my courses.

Intense in force or degree: a hard blow.

Inclement: a long, hard winter.

Stern or strict in nature or comportment: a hard taskmaster.

Resistant to persuasion or appeal; obdurate.

Making few concessions: drives a hard bargain.

Difficult to endure: a hard life.

Oppressive or unjust in nature or effect: restrictions that were hard on welfare applicants.

Lacking compassion or sympathy; callous.

Harsh or severe in effect or intention: said some hard things that I won’t forget.

Bitter; resentful: No hard feelings, I hope.

Causing damage or premature wear: Snow and ice are hard on a car’s finish.

Bad; adverse: hard luck.

Proceeding or performing with force, vigor, or persistence; assiduous: a hard worker.

Real and unassailable: hard evidence.

Definite; firm: a hard commitment.

Close; penetrating: We need to take a hard look at the situation.

Free from illusion or bias; practical: brought some hard common sense to the discussion.

Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified: the hard sciences.

Marked by sharp outline or definition; stark.

Lacking in delicacy, shading, or nuance.

Metallic, as opposed to paper.

Backed by bullion rather than by credit.

High and stable.

Durable; lasting: hard merchandise.

Written or printed rather than stored in electronic media: sent the information by hard mail.

Erect; tumid.

Having high alcoholic content; intoxicating: hard liquor.

Rendered alcoholic by fermentation; fermented: hard cider.

Containing dissolved salts that interfere with the lathering action of soap.

Velar, as in c in cake or g in log, as opposed to palatal or soft.

Of relatively high energy; penetrating: hard x-rays.

High in gluten content: hard wheat.

Resistant to biodegradation: a hard detergent.

Physically addictive.

Resistant to blast, heat, or radiation.

With strenuous effort; intently: worked hard all day; stared hard at the accused criminal.

With great force, vigor, or energy: pressed hard on the lever.

In such a way as to cause great damage or hardship: industrial cities hit hard by unemployment.

With great distress, grief, or bitterness: took the divorce hard.

Firmly; securely: held hard to the railing.

Toward or into a solid condition: concrete that sets hard within a day.

Near in space or time; close: The factory stands hard by the railroad tracks.

Completely; fully: hard alee.

Having a partial loss of hearing.

These adj ectives are compared as they mean requiring great physical or mental effort to do, achieve, or master.

adj - firm and unyielding