Hard

Quick meaning: Hard is an adjective meaning (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.

Meaning

(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.

More Meanings

1. (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
2. Unquestionable; unequivocal.
3. (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
4. (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
5. (phonetics, not comparable) Fortis.
6. (Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.
7. (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.

Example Sentences

hard evidence; a hard requirement

The letter ж (ž) in Russian is always hard.

Here are a few techniques to turn a hard "no" into an easy "yes"!

I got so hard watching two hot girls wrestle each other on the beach.

Word Forms

• harder
• hardest
• hards
• harding
• harded

Synonyms for hard

Depending on context, synonyms include adamantine, concrete, firm, granitic, grim, inflexible.

Antonyms for hard

Common opposites include cushiony, flexible, soft, spongy, moldable, tender.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hardened, stiff, tough, severe, challenging, trying.

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