hard´-head´ed|ness

hard´-head´ed|ness
hard-head|ed «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective.
1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »

a good hard-headed businessman.

2. stubborn; obstinate: »

He is very hard-headed and will not accept new ideas easily.

hard´-head´ed|ly, adverb.
hard´-head´ed|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hard´-head´ed|ly — hard head|ed «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »a good hard headed businessman. 2. stubborn; obstinate: »He is very hard headed and will not accept new ideas easily. –hard´ head´ed|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard-head|ed — «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »a good hard headed businessman. 2. stubborn; obstinate: »He is very hard headed and will not accept new ideas easily. –hard´ head´ed|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • head´strong´ness — head|strong «HEHD STRNG, STRONG», adjective. 1. rashly or foolishly determined to have one s own way; hard to control or manage; obstinate: »a headstrong horse, a headstrong child. The headstrong monarch was enraged by the very suggestion of… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hard-headed — hardheaded hard head ed, hard headed hard head ed, a. Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and pragmatic. {Hard head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hard-headedness — hardheaded hard head ed, hard headed hard head ed, a. Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and pragmatic. {Hard head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • head|strong — «HEHD STRNG, STRONG», adjective. 1. rashly or foolishly determined to have one s own way; hard to control or manage; obstinate: »a headstrong horse, a headstrong child. The headstrong monarch was enraged by the very suggestion of foreign… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hard and soft G — A hard g vs. a soft g is a feature that occurs in many languages, including English, in which two distinct major sounds (phonemes) are represented by the Latin letter g . A hard g is typically (but not always) pronounced as a voiced plosive,… …   Wikipedia

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