hardline

Meaning

Noun

1. A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
2. A retail product collection which includes many non-information goods, such as home appliances, housewares, and sporting goods, in addition to the DIY hardware which is the focus of the first definition, above.
3. A physical wire or cable connection; landline.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs.
2. (not-comparable) Belonging to a hardline.

Synonyms

hard-line

hard-core

intransigent

principled

rigid

Translations

intransigeant

impitoyable

sert

convaincu

stricte observance

intransigente

onbuigzaam

hardleers

onverzettelijk

ontoegeeflijk

inflexível

intransigente

eğilmez

inatçı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɑː(ɹ)dlaɪn/

Etymology

From hard + line.