"hard-nosed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-hard-nosed.ogg , en-us-hard-nosed.ogg
Etymology: hard + nosed; originally referred to hard-tipped bullets. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} hard-nosed
  1. Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.
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  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 3 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 2 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 4 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 3 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 9 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 3 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 11 17 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 2 92
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

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