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hardheaded
adjective hard·head·ed \-ˈhe-dəd\
: not willing to change ideas or opinions : very stubborn
: having or involving careful and practical thoughts and ideas that are not influenced by emotions : practical and realistic
Full Definition of HARDHEADED
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: concerned with or involving practical considerations : sober, realistic <some hardheaded advice> <a hardheaded observer of winds and tides>
— hard·head·ed·ly adverb
— hard·head·ed·ness noun
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First Known Use of HARDHEADED
1583
Related to HARDHEADED
- Synonyms
- astute, canny, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hard-boiled, shrewd, heady, knowing, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, smart
- Antonyms
- unknowing
Rhymes with HARDHEADED
airheaded, bareheaded, bigheaded, bullheaded, clearheaded, coolheaded, eggheaded, embedded, fatheaded, hotheaded, light-headed, longheaded, lunkheaded, pigheaded, pinheaded, redheaded, roundheaded, sapheaded, softheaded, swelled-headed, swellheaded, thickheaded, towheaded, unleaded, white-headed, wrongheaded
HARDHEADEDNESS Defined for Kids
hardheaded
adjective hard·head·ed \ˈhärd-ˈhe-dəd\
Definition of HARDHEADED for Kids
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: stubborn 1
2
: using or showing good judgment <a hardheaded businessman>
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