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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Adverb 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.1.1 Homophones 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Antonyms 2.2.2 Derived terms 3 Irish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
family	earth	live	#403: hard	ask	question	doubt

[ Etymology

Old English heard

[ Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: häd, IPA: /hɑːd/, SAMPA: /hA:d/
• (US) enPR: häd, IPA: /hɑɹd/, SAMPA: /hArd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)d
• Homophones: heart (in some dialects)

[ Adjective

hard (comparative harder, superlative hardest)

1. Resistant to pressure.
2. Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand

   a hard problem

3. Demanding a lot of effort to endure.

   a hard life

4. (of a person) , severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
5. Unquestionable.

   hard evidence

6. Of drink, strong.
7. Of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds.
8. (slang, vulgar) Sexually aroused.
9. (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.

[ Quotations

• (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand) 1988: “Ray found it hard to imagine having accumulated so many mannerisms before the dawn of sex, of the sexual need to please, of the staginess sex encourages or the tightly capped wells of poisoned sexual desire the disappointed must stand guard over.” — An Oracle, Edmund White

[ Synonyms

• (resistant to pressure): resistant, solid, stony
• (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand): confusing, difficult, puzzling, tough, tricky
• (requiring a lot of effort to endure): difficult, intolerable, tough, unbearable
• (severe): harsh, hostile, severe, strict, tough, unfriendly
• (unquestionable): incontrovertible, indubitable, unambiguous, unequivocal, unquestionable
• (of drink): strong

[ Antonyms

• (resistant to pressure): soft
• (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand): easy, simple, straightforward, trite
• (requiring a lot of effort to endure): bearable, easy
• (severe): agreeable, amiable, approachable, friendly, nice, pleasant
• (unquestionable): controvertible, doubtful, ambiguous, equivocal, questionable
• (of drink):
  • (low in alcohol): low-alcohol
  • (non-alcoholic): alcohol-free, soft, non-alcoholic

[ Derived terms

hard as nails hardboard hard cheese hard copy harden hard head hard-hearted

hard-liner hard lines hard luck hard times hardware hardwood

[ Translations

resistant to pressure

Albanian: fortë Catalan: dur Chinese: 硬 (yìng) Croatian: tvrd hr(hr) Czech: tvrdý cs(cs) Dutch: hard nl(nl) Esperanto: malmola eo(eo) Finnish: kova fi(fi) French: dur fr(fr) m. German: hart de(de), fest de(de) Hungarian: kemény hu(hu) Ido: harda

Interlingua: dur Italian: duro it(it) m. Kurdish: قایم ku(ku) Latvian: ciets m., cieta f. Portuguese: duro pt(pt) m. Romanian: tare ro(ro) Russian: твёрдый ru(ru), крепкий ru(ru), прочный ru(ru) Sardinian: duru Scottish Gaelic: cruaidh Spanish: duro es(es) m. Telugu: గట్టి (gaTTi)

requiring a lot of effort to do or understand

Catalan: complicat, difícil Czech: těžký cs(cs) m., obtížný cs(cs) m. Dutch: moeilijk nl(nl), zwaar nl(nl) Esperanto: malfacila eo(eo) Finnish: vaikea fi(fi) French: dur fr(fr) m., difficile fr(fr) m. and f. German: schwierig de(de), hart de(de) Greek: δύσκολος el(el) (dýskolos) m. Hungarian: nehéz hu(hu) Ido: desfacila

Interlingua: difficile Italian: duro it(it) m., difficile it(it) m. and f. Japanese: 難しい (むずかしい, muzukashii) Latvian: grūts m. Polish: trudny pl(pl) Portuguese: difícil pt(pt) Russian: тяжёлый ru(ru), трудный ru(ru) Scottish Gaelic: doirbh, duilich Spanish: duro es(es) m., difícil es(es) m. and f. Telugu: కఠోర (kaThOra)

demanding a lot of effort to endure

Dutch: moeilijk nl(nl), zwaar nl(nl) Esperanto: severa eo(eo) Finnish: rankka fi(fi) German: schwierig de(de)

Interlingua: dur, difficile Portuguese: duro pt(pt), difícil pt(pt) Russian: тяжелый ru(ru), трудный ru(ru) Telugu: కఠిన (kaThina), కఠోర (kaThOra)

severe, of a person

Catalan: dur ca(ca) m. Esperanto: severa eo(eo) Finnish: ankara fi(fi) German: hart de(de) Interlingua: sever

Portuguese: difícil pt(pt), severo pt(pt) Russian: тяжёлый, трудный (slang) Scottish Gaelic: cruaidh, borb, garg Spanish: duro es(es) m., difícil es(es) m. and f.

unquestionable

Dutch: hard, harde, onweerlegbaar, onweerlegbare Esperanto: nerefutebla eo(eo) Finnish: vahva fi(fi)

German: fix de(de) Interlingua: inquestionabile Portuguese: inquestionável pt(pt)

of drink: strong

Dutch: straf nl(nl), sterk nl(nl) Esperanto: forta eo(eo) Finnish: vahva fi(fi) German: stark de(de)

Interlingua: forte Portuguese: forte pt(pt) Russian: крепкий ru(ru) Spanish: fuerte es(es)

of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds

Catalan: dura Dutch: hard, kalkrijk Finnish: kova fi(fi) German: hart de(de)

Italian: cruda it(it) Latvian: ciets m. Spanish: duro es(es) m. Telugu: కఠిన (kaThina)

[ Adverb

hard (comparative harder, superlative hardest)

1. With much strength or energy

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[ Dutch

[ Pronunciation

[ Homophones

• hart

[ Adjective

hard (Alternate form: harde, comparative: harder, superlative: hardst)

1. hard (resistant to pressure)
2. hard (unquestionable)

   harde feiten

3. hard (Of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds)

[ Antonyms

• (resistant to pressure): zacht

[ Derived terms

• hardheid
• hardlopen

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[ Irish

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: [haːɾˠd̪ˠ]

[ Adjective

hard

1. Mutated form of ard.