hard-core

hard–core

adj \-ˈkȯr\

Definition of HARD-CORE

1

a : of, relating to, or being part of a hard core <hard–core poverty> <the hard–core unemployed> b : confirmed, die-hard <hard–core rock fans> <a hard–core liberal>

2

of pornography : containing explicit descriptions of sex acts or scenes of actual sex acts — compare soft-core

3

: characterized by or being the purest or most basic form of something : fundamental <a room gussied up in hard–core French provincial style — John Canaday>

First Known Use of HARD-CORE

1940

Related to HARD-CORE

Synonyms: bred-in-the-bone, confirmed, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched (also intrenched), hard-core, rooted, settled

Related Words: firm, fixed, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, immutable, irradicable, set, unalterable, unchangeable; embedded (also imbedded), implanted, inculcated, instilled; inborn, inbred, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural; accustomed, chronic, customary, habitual, regular, typical, usual; abiding, enduring, lifelong, persistent, persisting

Near Antonyms: brief, ephemeral, fleeting, impermanent, interim, momentary, provisional, short-lived, short-term, temporary, transient

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