Meaning of hardened in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhɑrdnd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    hardened

    Definitions

    1. used of persons

    Examples

    • « emotionally hardened »
    • « faced a case-hardened judge »

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  2. 2. made tough by habitual exposure

    Examples

    • « hardened fishermen »
    • « a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured- Robert Lynd »
    • « our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men- V.S.Pritchett »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. converted to solid form (as concrete)

    Synonyms

  4. Qualitative Adjective

    hardened

    Definitions

    1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

    Examples

    • « a sword of tempered steel »
    • « tempered glass »

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Famous quotes

  • « Therefore, don't let sinners take courage to think they will be favoured like the thief on the cross for we see on the other side, they may be like the hardened one, and reproach death itself. »
    Elias Hicks

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