Hardheaded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack

guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹdhɛdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːdhɛdɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːdhɛdɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹdhɛdᵻd/.

Examples

a hardheaded appraisal of our position
a hard-nosed labor leader
completely practical in his approach to business

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mulish hard-nosed practical pragmatic

Parts of Speech

adjective	unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
adjective	guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory “a hardheaded appraisal of our position”

Word Forms

mulishness	noun	the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
practice	noun	a customary way of operation or behavior
practicality	noun	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
pragmatism	noun	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hartnäckig

unangemessen starr gegenüber Argumenten, Bitten oder Angriffen

🇫🇷French

réaliste

déraisonnablement rigide face à un argument, une supplication ou une attaque

🇪🇸Spanish

obstinado

irrazonablemente rígido ante una discusión, súplica o ataque

🇮🇹Italian

testardo

irragionevolmente rigido di fronte a discussioni, suppliche o attacchi

🇳🇱Dutch

koppig

onredelijk rigide tegenover argumenten, smeekbeden of aanvallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

teimoso

excessivamente rígido diante de argumentos, súplicas ou ataques

🇷🇺Russian

упрямый

неоправданно жесткий перед лицом аргументов, мольб или нападок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कट्टर

तर्क या विनती या हमले के सामने अनुचित रूप से कठोर

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠিন মাথা

তর্ক বা অনুনয় বা আক্রমণের মুখে অযৌক্তিকভাবে অনমনীয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கடினமான தலை

வாதம் அல்லது கெஞ்சல் அல்லது தாக்குதலின் போது நியாயமற்ற முறையில் கடுமையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠోరమైన

వాదన లేదా వేడుకోలు లేదా దాడి నేపథ్యంలో అసమంజసంగా కఠినంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कठोर

वाद किंवा विनवणी किंवा हल्ल्याच्या वेळी अवास्तव कठोर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સખત માથાવાળું

દલીલ અથવા વિનંતી અથવા હુમલાના ચહેરામાં ગેરવાજબી રીતે કઠોર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಟ್ಟಿಮುಟ್ಟಾದ

ವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಮನವಿ ಅಥವಾ ದಾಳಿಯ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಅಸಮಂಜಸವಾಗಿ ಕಠಿಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമായ

തർക്കത്തിൻ്റെയോ അപേക്ഷയുടെയോ ആക്രമണത്തിൻ്റെയോ മുഖത്ത് യുക്തിരഹിതമായി കർക്കശമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸਿਰ

ਦਲੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਮਲੇ ਦੇ ਮੱਦੇਨਜ਼ਰ ਗੈਰ-ਵਾਜਬ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਖ਼ਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت سر

دلیل یا التجا یا حملے کے سامنے غیر معقول حد تک سخت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顽固的

面对争论、恳求或攻击时过于僵化

🇯🇵Japanese

頭が固い

議論、懇願、または攻撃に直面して不当に厳格である

🇰🇷Korean

완고한

논쟁, 간청 또는 공격에 직면하여 부당하게 경직됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cứng đầu

cứng nhắc một cách vô lý khi đối mặt với tranh luận, van xin hoặc tấn công

🇹🇭Thai

หัวแข็ง

เข้มงวดเกินสมควรเมื่อเผชิญกับการโต้แย้ง การวิงวอน หรือการโจมตี

🇮🇩Indonesian

keras kepala

terlalu kaku dalam menghadapi argumen atau permohonan atau serangan

🇵🇭Filipino

matigas ang ulo

hindi makatwirang mahigpit sa harap ng argumento o pagmamakaawa o pag-atake

🇲🇾Malay

keras kepala

tegar tidak munasabah dalam menghadapi hujah atau rayuan atau serangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متشدد

جامد بشكل غير معقول في مواجهة الحجة أو التوسل أو الهجوم

🇮🇷Persian

سرسخت

به طور غیرمنطقی در مواجهه با استدلال یا التماس یا حمله سفت و سخت است

🇹🇷Turkish

inatçı

tartışma, yalvarma veya saldırı karşısında makul olmayan derecede katı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְפוּכָּח

נוקשה בצורה בלתי סבירה לנוכח ויכוח או הפניה או התקפה

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