"hardheaded" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hardheaded [comparative], most hardheaded [superlative]
Etymology: From hard + headed. First appears c. mid-15th century in the writings of Osbern Bokenam. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hard|headed}} hard + headed Head templates: {{en-adj}} hardheaded (comparative more hardheaded, superlative most hardheaded)
  1. Stubborn; wilful. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: obstinate Translations (stubborn): твърдоглав (tvǎrdoglav) (Bulgarian), tvrdohlavý (Czech), koppig (Dutch), têtu (French), keras kepala (Indonesian), 頭が固い (atama ga katai) (Japanese), 頑固 (ganko) (Japanese), твр́доглав (tvŕdoglav) (Macedonian), cabeçudo (Portuguese), terco (Spanish), cabezadura (Spanish), porfiado (Spanish), envis (Swedish), tigas ng ulo (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-hardheaded-en-adj-mo3OYAA4 Disambiguation of Personality: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'stubborn': 97 3
  2. Realistic; pragmatic. Translations (pragmatic): практичен (praktičen) (Bulgarian), pragmatisch (Dutch), creeney (Manx), pragmático (Spanish), nykter (Swedish), kall (Swedish), beräknande (note: rather negatively connoted) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hardheaded-en-adj-xqlxTS-E Disambiguation of 'pragmatic': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hard-headed Derived forms: hardheadedly, hardheadedness Related terms: boneheaded, hardhead, thickheaded, hardhat

Alternative forms

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