hardened en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɑːdn̩d/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɑɹd(ə)nd/ (General-American)
Meanings
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Made physically hard.
hardened steel
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Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
hardened police officers
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Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.
Hardened royalists staged a protest against Amnesty International Thailand at Silom Complex on Monday. The group said that the human rights watchdog is undermining the country’s stability by campaigning for the rights of the detained protest leaders who are calling for the reformation of the royal institution.
2021 November 29, Erich Parpart, “Ultra royalists condemn Amnesty International, call for their removal”, in Thai Enquirer, Thai Enquirer, retrieved 29 Nov 2021:The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.
In the past, Lutao was considered somewhat mysterious, because of the national penitentiary which housed the most hardened criminals, and the restrictions on travel to the island, which have since been loosened.
1983 April 17, “Progress for Green Island”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XXIV, number 15, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 3:
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Firmly established in a behavior seen as bad; unlikely to change one's ways; inveterate.
hardened criminals
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Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
a hardened air base
a hardened server
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more hardened | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most hardened | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| harden'd | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
case-hardened · nonhardened · unhardened · battle-hardened · radiation-hardened
Synonyms
severe · tough · cruel · harsh · hard · hardened · dour · marble-hearted · brutal · habituated · callous · heartless · insensitive · strict · flint-hearted · forbidding · frosty · rockhearted · hard-boiled · stonehearted · hardhanded · stony · hard-bitten · stonyhearted · thick-skinned · iron-hearted · unmoved · hardhearted · grim · harsh · cold · stern · icy · severe · rigorous · unsympathetic · cold-eyed · insensate · toughened · humorless
Translations (27)
fr endurci (inured, toughened) · de abgehärtet (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · pl stwardniały (inured, toughened) · bg закоравял (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · pl umocniony (having extra defences against attack) · ca endurit (inured, toughened) · pl zakorzeniony (firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate) · ru огрубе́вший (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · es endurecido (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · fi karaistunut (inured, toughened) · de gehärtet (inured, toughened) · es aguerrido (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · fi säälimätön (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · pt endurecido (inured, toughened) · fi vahvistettu (having extra defences against attack) · fi vakiintunut (firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate) · it indurito (inured, toughened) · fi paatunut (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · es endurecido (made physically hard) · de verhärtet (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · fi tunteeton (unfeeling) (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · fi luutunut (firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate) · pl stwardniały (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · pl bezwzględny (unfeeling; pitiless; callous) · pl utwardzony (inured, toughened) · fi luja (inured, toughened) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (unfeeling; pitiless; callous)