hardcore
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hardcore
- /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)
adjective more hardcore · most hardcore · hard-core
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Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
He's a hardcore gamer.
Similar: diehard, steely-eyed, tough as nails, gung ho
- So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
- Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger. That show was hardcore, dude.
- Requiring a large amount of practice and skill to complete, usually with extreme penalties for failure, e.g. permadeath. Elden Ring is known for being one of the most hardcore open-world RPGs in existence.
- Resistant to change.
- Obscene or explicit.
- Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
- Faster or more intense than the regular style.
noun hard-core
- Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying. You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore.
- Hardcore punk. Fields began recording the hardcore punk bands in 1978 when few others would.
- Gangsta rap.
- Hardcore techno.
- Jungle. Always more multiracial than other post-Rave scenes, Hardcore got “blacker” as hiphop, Ragga, dub and Soul influences kicked in, and by 93 it had evolved into Jungle. By this point, Hardcore/Jungle (the terms remain interchangeable) was universally scorned by dance hipsters and banished from the med
- Outlaw country.
adverb hard-core
- In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tough, hard, violent, hard-core, deep, rough, extreme, unjustifiable, radical, hardline, hardware, gamer, characterised, gamers, diehard, heavy-duty
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adj having an extreme dedication to a certain activity
| Español | esforzado, muy dedicado |
|---|---|
| Português | hardcore |
adj particularly intense
| Español | intensísimo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 硬核 yìnghé |
| Português | punk |
adj resistant to change
| Español | duro, resistente, renuente, acérrimo, incondicional |
|---|
adj obscene or explicit
| Español | obsceno, explícito |
|---|---|
| Русский | неприличный nepriličnyj |
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title = {hardcore},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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