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    [Noun]  | "hard*ness" | \ ˈhärd-nəs \


    1: the quality or state of being hard

    2: the cohesion of the particles on the surface of a mineral as determined by its capacity to scratch another or be itself scratched

    3: resistance of metal to indentation under a static load or to scratching


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Noun]  | "Bri*nell hardness" | \ brə-ˈnel- \


    1: the hardness of a metal or alloy measured by hydraulically pressing a hard ball under a standard load into the specimen


    Origin: circa 1905 ;

     Johann A. Brinell †1925 Swedish engineer;

    [Noun]  | "Brinell hardness number" 


    1: a number expressing Brinell hardness and denoting the load applied in testing in kilograms divided by the spherical area of indentation produced in the specimen in square millimeters —called also Brinell number


    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "hardness" 


    1: something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal;


      * e.g., " ... the test questions were rated for hardness, a rating of five indicating the most difficult "





    2: the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism);


      * e.g., " ... the aunt's hardness gradually crumbled under the influence of the little orphan's endearing ways "



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     [ "hardness" ]

    1: Resistance of a material to local plastic deformation

      * e.g.,  ... Diamond has a greater hardness than any other natural material. 

     [ "hard" ]

    1: cool, really outstanding, look nice.

      * e.g.,  ... Them shoes go hard. Your hair go hard. 

     [ "Hard A" ]

    1: slang for hard alchohol

      * e.g.,  ... "Last party we went to had a bunch of bitch-beers and no hard A." 

     [ "hard" ]

    1: street term for crack cocaine

      * e.g.,  ... He hasn’t been the same after he started smoking hard. 

     [ "hard" ]

    1: someone who is tough. XIAO

      * e.g.,  ... damn that nigga is hard 

     [ "hard" ]

    1: Anything meaning good, like tight, cool, ill, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo that song is hard." 

     [ "Hard" ]

    1: A boner

      * e.g.,  ... You have a hard Oh motherfucker!!! 

     [ "hard on" ]

    1: Erect penis; see: boner

      * e.g.,  ... Long Dong Silver could never get a real hard on, because his penis was so long. 

     [ "Hard On" ]

    1: When the penis is aroused and expands to it's full length

      * e.g.,  ... Kiersten : Mmmmmmmm! Mmmmmmmm! 

     [ "Hard" ]

    1: Life.

      * e.g.,  ... Life is hard. 

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