hard

adjectiveA1UK /hɑːd/ US /hɑɹd/

Solid and firm.

Solid and firm.

Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut, or penetrate.
Strong.
Containing alcohol.
Very acidic or tannic.
High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).
Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).
Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.

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.
Difficult to resist or control; powerful.dated
Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
Tough, muscular, badass.slang
Excellent, impressive.slang

Unquestionable; unequivocal.
Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.slang, vulgar
Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.

Fortis.

Plosive.
Unvoiced.

Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.

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.

In a physical form, not digital.
Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
Far, extreme.
Not having had the natural gum boiled off.
Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.
Hardcore.

Forms

comparative: harder
superlative: hardest

Example sentences7681 results

Life is hard, but I am harder.

Tatoeba

The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."

Tatoeba