"hard-nosed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-hard-nosed.ogg [Australia], en-us-hard-nosed.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Etymology: hard + nosed; originally referred to hard-tipped bullets. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hard}} hard, {{m|en|nose|nosed}} nosed Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} hard-nosed
  1. Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.
    Sense id: en-hard-nosed-en-adj-gL7q5aVW
  2. (idiomatic) Hardheaded, stubborn. Tags: idiomatic Translations (stubborn): halsstarrig (Dutch), 抜け目ない (Japanese), 頑固な (Japanese), taikaha (Maori), tūkaha (Maori)
    Sense id: en-hard-nosed-en-adj-RrcxoWwb Disambiguation of 'stubborn': 3 92 5
  3. (of a person) Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
    Sense id: en-hard-nosed-en-adj-uo3lZeJt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (pragmatic): realistisch (Dutch), pragmatique (French), pragmatisch (German), pragmatico (Italian), pragmático (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'pragmatic': 36 26 37

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for hard-nosed meaning in All languages combined (3.1kB)

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