hard

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Main Entry: hard
Pronunciation: härd
Function: adjective
1 : not easily penetrated : not easily yielding to pressure
2 a of liquor : strongly alcoholic; specifically : having an alcoholic content of more than 22.5 percent b : characterized by the presence of salts (as of calcium or magnesium) that prevent lathering with soap <hard water>
3 : of or relating to radiation of relatively high penetrating power <hard X-rays>
4 a : physically fit <in good hard condition> b : resistant to stress (as disease)
5 : being at once addictive and gravely detrimental to health <such hard drugs as heroin>
6 : resistant to biodegradation <hard detergents> <hard pesticides like DDT>
- hard·ness noun