hard

Meaning

Synonyms

with difficulty

not easy

become hard

very hard

with force

with effort

rough thing

dried-out

get-tough

half-cooked

hard-baked

iron-bound

make difficult

solid ground

stony ground

very strong

honsetly

molto

not easily

persistenly

poignant

half-ripe

do everything in power

almost faint

almost to death

nearly die

not smooth

be difficult

become dry

in difficulties

make every effort

make hard

with strain

trenchant

strong-flavored

to heart

to the extreme limit

unwieldy

with much sorrow

with strong feelings

fully matured

get dry

old-looking

laborously

hard and dry

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɑːd/
Etymology

From Middle English hard, from Old English heard, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kort-ús, from *kret- (“strong, powerful”). Cognate with German hart, Swedish hård, Ancient Greek κρατύς (kratús), Sanskrit क्रतु (krátu), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬀𐬙𐬎 (xratu).

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