hard, adj.
freq. cnt. 80
freq. cnt. 80
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 100 freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 37
difficult hard
sample sentences
"a difficult task""nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"
"difficult times"
"why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
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derivationally related form
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also see
attribute
similar to
dispassionate
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 20
hard
sample sentences
"took a hard look""a hard bargainer"
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also see
similar to
resisting weight or pressure
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
hard
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attribute
similar to
very strong or vigorous
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
hard knockout severe
sample sentences
"strong winds""a hard left to the chin"
"a knockout punch"
"a severe blow"
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characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
arduous backbreaking grueling gruelling hard heavy laborious operose punishing toilsome
sample sentences
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley""a grueling campaign"
"hard labor"
"heavy work"
"heavy going"
"spent many laborious hours on the project"
"set a punishing pace"
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dried out
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hard
unfortunate or hard to bear
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hard tough
sample sentences
"had hard luck""a tough break"
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derivationally related form
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(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
<adj.all>
hard
sample sentences
"Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants"
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antonym
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(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
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concentrated hard
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antonym
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
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hard strong
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
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hard heavy intemperate
sample sentences
"a hard drinker"
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produced without vibration of the vocal cords
<adj.all>
hard surd unvoiced voiceless
sample sentences
"unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"
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antonym
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