hardcore

Meaning

Adj

1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
2. So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
3. (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
4. Resistant to change.
5. Obscene or explicit.
6. Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
7. Faster or more intense than the regular style.

Noun

1. (uncountable) Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying.
2. (uncountable) Several music genres, including:
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Adv

In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely.

Synonyms

hard-core

hard core

austere

bad

👎

big

bitter

blistering

brave

brutal

dour

fearless

flint

grassroots

hard

harsh

heavy

inexorable

intense

intrepid

iron

keen

key

🔑

loud

nuclear

rough

ruffianly

severe

sharp

staunch

steely

stern

stiff

stone

🪨

strict

tall

tough

unforgiving

unrelenting

dyed-in-the-wool

unmalleable

ball-breaker

atomic

ball-buster

audacious

Translations

duro

wacker

audacieux

brave

intrépide

courageux

osé

Hardcore

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)