"hardcore" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/ Audio: En-au-hardcore.ogg [Australia] Forms: more hardcore [comparative], most hardcore [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hard|core}} hard + core Head templates: {{en-adj}} hardcore (comparative more hardcore, superlative most hardcore)
  1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity. Synonyms: diehard, steely-eyed, tough as nails, gung ho Translations (having an extreme dedication to a certain activity): megszállott (Hungarian), hardcore (Portuguese), esforzado [masculine] (Spanish), muy dedicado (Spanish), inbiten (Swedish), stenhård (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-adj-arOg4PU~ Disambiguation of 'having an extreme dedication to a certain activity': 89 3 1 3 3 1
  2. (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger. Tags: colloquial Translations (particularly intense): 硬核 (yìnghé) (Chinese Mandarin), hardcore'owy (Polish), punk (Portuguese), intensísimo (Spanish), mäktig (Swedish), intensiv (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-adj-y2~HlxRX Disambiguation of 'particularly intense': 3 79 0 0 1 17
  3. Resistant to change. Translations (resistant to change): sitkeä (Finnish), peräänantamaton (Finnish), duro (Spanish), resistente (Spanish), renuente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-adj-VQSq3RNn Disambiguation of 'resistant to change': 2 1 95 1 2 1
  4. Obscene or explicit. Translations (obscene or explicit): nespodoben (Slovene), nedvoumen (Slovene), jasen (Slovene), obsceno (Spanish), explícito (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-adj-EKFqr3hZ Disambiguation of 'obscene or explicit': 3 1 0 94 2 0
  5. (pornography) Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity. Categories (topical): Pornography Translations (of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration): হার্ডকোর পর্নোগ্রাফি (harḍokōr pornōgraphi) (Bengali), kova (Finnish), kemény pornó (Hungarian), هاردکور (hârd-kor) (Persian), duro (Spanish), Hårdporr (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-adj-ZWSzAzrY Topics: lifestyle, media, pornography, sexuality Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to pornography that depicts penetration': 4 5 2 7 79 2
  6. (music) Faster or more intense than the regular style. Categories (topical): Music Translations (faster or more intense than the regular style): duro (Spanish), violento (Spanish), pesado (Spanish), hård- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-adj-4ouS~49- Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'faster or more intense than the regular style': 2 9 1 0 1 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hard-core

Adverb

IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/ Audio: En-au-hardcore.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hard|core}} hard + core Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} hardcore (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-adv-utRerlFV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hard-core

Noun

IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/ Audio: En-au-hardcore.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hard|core}} hard + core Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hardcore (uncountable)
  1. Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-noun-mpaYVBCN
  2. Several music genres, including:
    Hardcore punk.
    Tags: uncountable Translations (hardcore punk or techno music): 硬核 (yìnghé) (Chinese Mandarin), हार्डकोर (hārḍkor) [neuter] (Marathi), hardcore [masculine] (Polish), hardcore [masculine] (Portuguese), хардко́р (xardkór) [masculine] (Russian), hardcore [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-noun-X79GRwvs Disambiguation of 'hardcore punk or techno music': 2 36 14 23 4 22
  3. Several music genres, including:
    Gangsta rap.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-noun-cloX79xr
  4. Several music genres, including:
    Hardcore techno.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-noun--1N7JFLN
  5. Several music genres, including:
    Jungle.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-noun-hItMWcCP
  6. Several music genres, including:
    Outlaw country.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-hardcore-en-noun-Vv3BaL89 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 1 2 0 1 3 6 2 2 17 17 17 12 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 0 1 4 0 3 3 16 16 16 4 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 3 1 1 4 1 6 3 14 14 14 4 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 2 11 11 11 3 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hard-core

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "en:Musical genres"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hard",
        "3": "core"
      },
      "expansion": "hard + core",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "hardcore (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-hardcore.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/En-au-hardcore.ogg/En-au-hardcore.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/En-au-hardcore.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hard-core"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hardcore"
  ],
  "word": "hardcore"
}

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