English Explanatory Dictionary

hardcore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
  2. So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
  3. Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
  4. Resistant to change.
  5. Obscene or explicit.
  6. Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
  7. Faster or more intense than the regular style.
noun
  1. Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying.
  2. Several music genres, including:
  3. Hardcore punk.
  4. Gangsta rap.
  5. Hardcore techno.
  6. Jungle.
  7. Outlaw country.
adv
  1. In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely.

Pronunciation

/hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/ En-au-hardcore.ogg

Word forms

hardcore more hardcore most hardcore hard-core

Etymology

From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)

Synonyms

diehard steely-eyed tough as nails gung ho

Derived words

Christian hardcore -core digital hardcore emocore emotional hardcore emotive hardcore happy hardcore hardcore breaks hardcore porn hardcore pornography hardcore punk hurtcore melodic hardcore nonhardcore posthardcore post-hardcore trancecore UK hardcore
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