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- Dictionaryhard-headed/ˌhɑːdˈhɛdɪd/
adjective
- 1. practical and realistic; not sentimental: "a hard-headed businessman"
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1. : stubborn, willful. 2. : concerned with or involving practical considerations : sober, realistic. some hardheaded advice. a hardheaded observer of winds and tides. hardheadedly adverb. hardheadedness noun. Synonyms. astute. canny. clear-eyed. clear-sighted. hard-boiled. heady. knowing. savvy. sharp-witted. shrewd. smart.
adjective. uk / ˌhɑːdˈhed.ɪd / us / ˌhɑːrdˈhed.ɪd / Add to word list. not influenced by emotions: a hard-headed approach to problems. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wise and sensible. be a victory for common sense idiom. cannily. canny. clear-headedly. judiciously. level-headed. long-sightedness. method. neat. responsibility.
adjective. us / ˌhɑːrdˈhed.ɪd / uk / ˌhɑːdˈhed.ɪd / Add to word list. not influenced by emotions: a hard-headed approach to problems. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wise and sensible. be a victory for common sense idiom. cannily. canny. clear-headedly. judiciously. level-headed. longsightedness. reasonableness. reasoned.
You use hard-headed to describe someone who is practical and determined to get what they want or need, and who does not allow emotions to affect their actions.
Hardheaded definition: not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.. See examples of HARDHEADED used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈhɑrdˈhed·ɪd / Add to word list. hard-nosed. (Definition of hardheaded from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hardheaded. hardheaded. Real love is hard in the sense of hardheaded and unsentimental. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Definition of hard-headed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
