English Explanatory Dictionary

diehard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
  2. Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
  3. Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
  4. Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted.
noun
  1. A person with such an attitude.
name
  1. A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪ.hɑɹd/ /ˈdaɪ.hɑːd/ En-ca-diehard.oga

Word forms

diehard more diehard most diehard die-hard diehards

Etymology

Deverbal from die hard.

Derived words

diehard test Twihard
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