Dictionary

hardcore en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)

Meanings

1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
   • He's a hardcore gamer.
2. So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
3. (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
   • That show was hardcore, dude.
4. Resistant to change.
5. Obscene or explicit.
6. Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
7. Faster or more intense than the regular style.

Forms

Synonyms

gung ho · tough as nails · diehard · steely-eyed

Translations (46)

bg хардкор (faster or more intense than the regular style) · es duro (resistant to change) · bg заклет (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · es violento (faster or more intense than the regular style) · es renuente (resistant to change) · es duro (faster or more intense than the regular style) · sl nespodoben (obscene or explicit) · pl hardcore'owy (particularly intense) · sv Hårdporr (of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration) · es extremo (of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration) · bn হার্ডকোর পর্নোগ্রাফি (of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration) · sv mäktig (particularly intense) · es pesado (faster or more intense than the regular style) · es duro (of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration) · cmn 硬核 (particularly intense) · sv inbiten (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · es obsceno (obscene or explicit) · fi sitkeä (resistant to change) · sv intensiv (particularly intense) · sv stenhård (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · es muy dedicado (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · bg неизменим (resistant to change) · es intensísimo (particularly intense) · sl jasen (obscene or explicit) · bg неприличен (obscene or explicit) · hu megszállott (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · es incondicional (resistant to change) · sl nedvoumen (obscene or explicit) · bg хардкор (particularly intense) · nb hardbarket (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · pt hardcore (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · hu kemény pornó (of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration) · es esforzado (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · pt punk (particularly intense) · fi kova (of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration) · es acérrimo (resistant to change) · nb hardcore (obscene or explicit) · nb innbitt (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · ru неприличный (obscene or explicit) · sv hård- (faster or more intense than the regular style) · bg нецензурен (obscene or explicit) · nb svoren (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity) · es resistente (resistant to change) · es explícito (obscene or explicit) · fa هاردکور (of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration) · fi peräänantamaton (resistant to change)

hardcore en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)

Meanings

1. (colloquial, not-comparable) In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely.

Forms

hardcore en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying.
   • You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. 2014 August 24, Jeff Howell, “Home improvements: gravel paths and cutting heating bills [print version: Cold comfort in technology, 23 August 2014, p. P5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Property):
2. (uncountable) Several music genres, including: ▸ Hardcore punk.
   • Fields began recording the hardcore punk bands in 1978 when few others would. 1981, Cary Darling, Billboard, page 10:
3. (uncountable) Several music genres, including: ▸ Gangsta rap.
4. (uncountable) Several music genres, including: ▸ Hardcore techno.
5. (uncountable) Several music genres, including: ▸ Jungle.
   • Always more multiracial than other post-Rave scenes, Hardcore got “blacker” as hiphop, Ragga, dub and Soul influences kicked in, and by 93 it had evolved into Jungle. By this point, Hardcore/Jungle (the terms remain interchangeable) was universally scorned by dance hipsters and banished from the media. 1994 September, Simon Reynolds, “Above The Treeline”, in The Wire:
6. (uncountable) Several music genres, including: ▸ Outlaw country.

Forms

Deriveds

UK hardcore · hardcore pornography · digital hardcore · hurtcore · hardcore breaks · Christian hardcore · happy hardcore · emotional hardcore · posthardcore · -core · emocore · post-hardcore · hardcore porn · hardcore punk · nonhardcore · trancecore · emotive hardcore · melodic hardcore

Descendants

хардко́р · Hardcore

Translations (8)

pt hardcore (hardcore punk or techno music) · ru хардко́р (hardcore punk or techno music) · pl hardcore (hardcore punk or techno music) · bg чакъл (broken bricks, stone and/or aggregate) · bg хардкор (hardcore punk or techno music) · cmn 硬核 (hardcore punk or techno music) · sv hardcore (hardcore punk or techno music) · mr हार्डकोर (hardcore punk or techno music)