Background for harder

harder

/hɑːdə/ /ˈhɑɹɾɚ/

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adjective

(of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

Examples :

""The math problems on the test were much harder than the ones we did in class." "

quality condition property material

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adjective

(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

Examples :

"The math problems got harder as we progressed through the chapter. "

character attitude quality

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adjective

Unquestionable.

Examples :

"hard evidence; a hard requirement"

attitude character moral value

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adjective

(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.

Examples :

"At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left."

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adjective

(of a male) Sexually aroused.

Examples :

"I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach."

sex body physiology

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Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.

Examples :

"After months of weightlifting, John's biceps felt harder and more defined. "

body physiology appearance

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adjective

Examples :

"There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre"."

phonetics language sound

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adjective

Examples :

"Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j."

phonetics language linguistics

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Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized

Examples :

"The letter ж in Russian is always hard."

phonetics language linguistics

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adjective

Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.

Examples :

"The harder part about learning a new language is remembering all the vocabulary. "

condition quality

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adjective

In a physical form, not digital.

Examples :

"a soft or hard copy ; a digital or hard archive"

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Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.

Examples :

"a hard reboot or reset"

technology computing machine

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adjective

Examples :

"hard right, hard left"

degree amount quality

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adjective

Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.

Examples :

"The textile artist preferred working with harder silk because its natural gum gave it a unique, slightly rough texture for her sculptures. "

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noun

Liza haematocheilus, the redlip mullet, a mugilid fish.

Examples :

"The ichthyologist's guide showed that catching Liza haematocheilus in that river was harder than expected due to its elusive nature. "