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- DictionaryHard/härd/
adjective
- 1. solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced: "a hard mattress"
- 2. done with a great deal of force or strength: "a hard blow to the head"
adverb
- 1. with a great deal of effort: "they work hard at school"
- 2. so as to be solid or firm: "the mortar has set hard"
1. a. : not easily penetrated : not easily yielding to pressure. hard surfaces. an uncomfortably hard chair. b. of cheese: not capable of being spread : very firm. 2. a(1) of wine or beer: having a bitter or acidic taste. (2) : having a high concentration of alcohol.
HARD definition: 1. not easy to bend, cut, or break: 2. difficult to understand, do, experience, or deal with: 3…. Learn more.
not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable. Synonyms: flinty, adamantine, firm, compact, compressed, rigid, inflexible. Antonyms: soft. firmly formed; tight: a hard knot. difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task.
Hard can mean "difficult," but it can also mean "rigid." A hard surface is one that doesn’t give way, like stone. If things are tough for you, you might tell someone you’re having a hard day. If someone gives you hard liquor, watch out — that’s the strong stuff.
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.
not gentle or kind: She had a cold, hard look in her eyes. be hard on sb. B2. to criticize someone too much or treat them unfairly: You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. to make someone unhappy by causing them problems: Our divorce has been particularly hard on the children. be hard on sth.
hard is the general word: hard times; It was hard to endure the severe weather. difficult means not easy, and particularly denotes that which requires special effort or skill: a difficult task. 5. complex, complicated, perplexing, puzzling, intricate, knotty, tough.
hard not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand: I always found languages quite hard at school. It was one of the hardest things I ever did. difficult or hard? Hard is slightly less formal than difficult.
Hard Definition. Not easily dented, pierced, cut, or crushed; resistant to pressure; firm and unyielding to the touch; rigid; solid and compact. Having firm muscles; in good bodily trim; vigorous and robust. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment. Bunkers and other hard targets.
HARD meaning: 1 : very firm or solid not easy to bend, cut, etc. not soft; 2 : physically or mentally difficult not easy
