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1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all)
similar | : | ambitious, challenging, |
definition | : | requiring full use of your abilities or resources (adj.all) |
similar | : | arduous, |
definition | : | difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill (adj.all) |
similar | : | catchy, tricky, |
definition | : | having concealed difficulty (adj.all) |
similar | : | fractious, |
definition | : | unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome (adj.all) |
similar | : | hard-fought, |
definition | : | requiring great effort (adj.all) |
similar | : | herculean, |
definition | : | extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules (adj.all) |
similar | : | nasty, tight, |
definition | : | exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent (adj.all) |
similar | : | rocky, rough, |
definition | : | full of hardship or trials (adj.all) |
similar | : | rugged, tough, |
definition | : | very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution (adj.all) |
similar | : | serious, |
definition | : | requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve (adj.all) |
similar | : | tall, |
definition | : | impressively difficult (adj.all) |
similar | : | thorny, |
definition | : | bristling with perplexities (adj.all) |
similar | : | troublesome, |
definition | : | difficult to deal with (adj.all) |
similar | : | trying, |
definition | : | hard to endure (adj.all) |
similar | : | vexed, |
definition | : | causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed (adj.all) |
also | : | demanding, |
definition | : | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill (adj.all) |
also | : | effortful, |
definition | : | requiring great physical effort (adj.all) |
also | : | hard, |
definition | : | dispassionate (adj.all) |
2. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adj.all)
similar | : | effortful, |
definition | : | requiring great physical effort (adj.all) |
3. dried out (adj.all)
similar | : | stale, |
definition | : | lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age (adj.all) |
4. unfortunate or hard to bear (adj.all)
similar | : | bad, |
definition | : | having undesirable or negative qualities (adj.all) |
5. resisting weight or pressure (adj.all)
similar | : | adamantine, |
definition | : | having the hardness of a diamond (adj.all) |
similar | : | al dente, |
definition | : | of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten (adj.all) |
similar | : | erect, tumid, |
definition | : | of sexual organs; stiff and rigid (adj.all) |
similar | : | firm, solid, |
definition | : | not soft or yielding to pressure (adj.all) |
similar | : | hardened, set, |
definition | : | converted to solid form (as concrete) (adj.all) |
similar | : | woody, |
definition | : | made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls (adj.all) |
similar | : | petrous, stonelike, |
definition | : | (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness (adj.all) |
similar | : | semihard, |
definition | : | somewhat hard (adj.all) |
similar | : | steely, |
definition | : | resembling steel in hardness (adj.all) |
similar | : | unyielding, |
definition | : | resistant to physical force or pressure (adj.all) |
attribute | : | hardness, |
definition | : | the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale (noun.attribute) |
6. dispassionate (adj.all)
similar | : | steely, |
definition | : | resembling steel as in hardness (adj.all) |
also | : | difficult, hard, |
definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
also | : | insensitive, |
definition | : | deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive (adj.all) |
also | : | tough, |
definition | : | not given to gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all) |
7. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum (adj.all)
similar | : | velar, |
definition | : | produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing') (adj.all) |
8. being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content (adj.all)
similar | : | alcoholic, |
definition | : | characteristic of or containing alcohol (adj.all) |
9. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors (adj.all)
similar | : | indulgent, |
definition | : | characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone (adj.all) |
10. produced without vibration of the vocal cords (adj.all)
similar | : | whispered, |
definition | : | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords (adj.all) |
11. very strong or vigorous (adj.all)
similar | : | strong, |
definition | : | having strength or power greater than average or expected (adj.all) |
12. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all)
antonym | : | easy, |
definition | : | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort (adj.all) |
derivation | : | hardness, ruggedness, |
definition | : | the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute) |
13. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adj.all)
derivation | : | labor, labour, toil, |
definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | hardness, ruggedness, |
definition | : | the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute) |
14. unfortunate or hard to bear (adj.all)
derivation | : | hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness, |
definition | : | excessive sternness (noun.attribute) |
15. resisting weight or pressure (adj.all)
antonym | : | soft, |
definition | : | yielding readily to pressure or weight (adj.all) |
derivation | : | hardness, |
definition | : | the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale (noun.attribute) |
16. dispassionate (adj.all)
antonym | : | soft, |
definition | : | compassionate and kind; conciliatory (adj.all) |
17. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum (adj.all)
antonym | : | soft, |
definition | : | (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') (adj.all) |
18. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source (adj.all)
antonym | : | diffuse, diffused, soft, |
definition | : | (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected (adj.all) |
19. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors (adj.all)
20. produced without vibration of the vocal cords (adj.all)
antonym | : | soft, sonant, voiced, |
definition | : | produced with vibration of the vocal cords (adj.all) |
21. very strong or vigorous (adj.all)
derivation | : | badness, severeness, severity, |
definition | : | used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (noun.attribute) |
22. with effort or force or vigor (adv.all)
pertainym | : | arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome, |
definition | : | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adj.all) |
23. slowly and with difficulty (adv.all)
pertainym | : | difficult, hard, |
definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
24. causing great damage or hardship (adv.all)
pertainym | : | severe, |
definition | : | very bad in degree or extent (adj.all) |
25. into a solid condition (adv.all)
pertainym | : | hardened, set, |
definition | : | converted to solid form (as concrete) (adj.all) |
26. indulging excessively (adv.all)
antonym | : | lightly, |
definition | : | indulging with temperance (adv.all) |
pertainym | : | intemperate, |
definition | : | excessive in behavior (adj.all) |
27. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all)
antonym | : | easy, |
definition | : | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort (adj.all) |
derivation | : | hardness, ruggedness, |
definition | : | the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute) |
28. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adj.all)
derivation | : | labor, labour, toil, |
definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | hardness, ruggedness, |
definition | : | the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute) |
29. unfortunate or hard to bear (adj.all)
derivation | : | hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness, |
definition | : | excessive sternness (noun.attribute) |
30. resisting weight or pressure (adj.all)
antonym | : | soft, |
definition | : | yielding readily to pressure or weight (adj.all) |
derivation | : | hardness, |
definition | : | the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale (noun.attribute) |
31. dispassionate (adj.all)
antonym | : | soft, |
definition | : | compassionate and kind; conciliatory (adj.all) |
32. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum (adj.all)
antonym | : | soft, |
definition | : | (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') (adj.all) |
33. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source (adj.all)
antonym | : | diffuse, diffused, soft, |
definition | : | (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected (adj.all) |
34. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors (adj.all)
35. produced without vibration of the vocal cords (adj.all)
antonym | : | soft, sonant, voiced, |
definition | : | produced with vibration of the vocal cords (adj.all) |
36. very strong or vigorous (adj.all)
derivation | : | badness, severeness, severity, |
definition | : | used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (noun.attribute) |
37. with effort or force or vigor (adv.all)
pertainym | : | arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome, |
definition | : | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adj.all) |
38. slowly and with difficulty (adv.all)
pertainym | : | difficult, hard, |
definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
39. causing great damage or hardship (adv.all)
pertainym | : | severe, |
definition | : | very bad in degree or extent (adj.all) |
40. into a solid condition (adv.all)
pertainym | : | hardened, set, |
definition | : | converted to solid form (as concrete) (adj.all) |
41. indulging excessively (adv.all)
antonym | : | lightly, |
definition | : | indulging with temperance (adv.all) |
pertainym | : | intemperate, |
definition | : | excessive in behavior (adj.all) |
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