hardcore

English

adj

Definitions

Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity; diehard.
(slang) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
Resistant to change.
Obscene or explicit.
(pornography) Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
(music) Faster or more intense than the regular style.

Etymology

Compound from English hard + English core.

Origin

English

core

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

blowhard English
clustercore English
core English
coregasm English
corehole English
coreless English
corelet English
coremaker English
coremaking English
coreness English
corer English
coreset English
coreshine English
decacore English
decore English
downcore English
forhard English
hard English
hard Brexit English
hard-ass English
hard-earned English
hard-nose English
hard-wearing English
hardback English
hardbacked English
hardbake English
hardball English
hardbeam English
hardboard English
hardbody English
hardbottom English
hardbound English
hardcoat English
hardcourt English
hardcover English
hardcovered English
hardel English
harden English
harder English
hardfern English
hardflip English
hardgoods English
hardgrass English
hardground English
hardhanded English
hardhead English
hardheaded English
hardhearted English
hardish English
hardline English
hardly English
hardman English
hardness English
hardpack English
hardpacked English
hardpad English
hardpan English
hardpoint English
hardpressed English
hardscape English
hardscrabble English
hardshell English
hardship English
hardsome English
hardsport English
hardspun English
hardstand English
hardstep English
hardstone English
hardstyle English
hardtail English
hardtop English
hardware English
hardwired English
hardwood English
hardworking English
hexacore English
horncore English
intercore English
manycore English
microcore English
microhard English
minicore English
multicore English
nanocore English
noncore English
nonhardcore English
octacore English
overhard English
post-hardcore English
posthardcore English
precore English
prehard English
quadcore English
semihard English
stone-hard English
stonehard English
superhard English
tryhard English
ultrahard English
unicore English
upcore English
haarti Finnish
härten German
hard French
core Portuguese
コア Japanese
core Middle English
hard Middle English
hardi Esperanto
core Translingual
harda Ido
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