hard

English

/hɑːd/, /hɑɹd/

adj
Definitions
  • (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
  • (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
  • Unquestionable.
  • (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
  • (slang) Sexually aroused.
  • (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
  • (phonetics)
  • (arts) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
  • (uncomparable)
  • (politics) Far, extreme.
  • Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hard inherited from Old English heard (hard) inherited from *hard(ī) inherited from Proto-Germanic *harduz (hard, brave) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kort-ús, *kret- (beat, move quickly, shake, hit, quick, strike).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kret-

Gloss

beat, move quickly, shake, hit, quick, strike

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