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    hard-headed
    /ˌhɑːdˈhɛdɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. practical and realistic; not sentimental: "a hard-headed businessman"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hardheadedHardheaded Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : stubborn, willful. 2. : concerned with or involving practical considerations : sober, realistic. some hardheaded advice. a hardheaded observer of winds and tides. hardheadedly adverb. hardheadedness noun. Synonyms. astute. canny. clear-eyed. clear-sighted. hard-boiled. heady. knowing. savvy. sharp-witted. shrewd. smart.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARD-HEADED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˌhɑːdˈhed.ɪd / us / ˌhɑːrdˈhed.ɪd / Add to word list. not influenced by emotions: a hard-headed approach to problems. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wise and sensible. be a victory for common sense idiom. cannily. canny. clear-headedly. judiciously. level-headed. long-sightedness. method. neat. responsibility.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHARD-HEADED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. You use hard-headed to describe someone who is practical and determined to get what they want or need, and who does not allow emotions to affect their actions. ...a hard-headed and shrewd businesswoman. They are taking a hard-headed commercial decision.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHARD-HEADED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˌhɑːrdˈhed.ɪd / uk / ˌhɑːdˈhed.ɪd / Add to word list. not influenced by emotions: a hard-headed approach to problems. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wise and sensible. be a victory for common sense idiom. cannily. canny. clear-headedly. judiciously. level-headed. longsightedness. reasonableness. reasoned.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › hard-headedhard-headed - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of hard-headed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARDHEADED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈhɑrdˈhed·ɪd / Add to word list. hard-nosed. (Definition of hardheaded from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hardheaded. hardheaded. Real love is hard in the sense of hardheaded and unsentimental. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › hardheadedHARDHEADED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    The man of science like the man in the street has to face hardheaded facts that cannot be blinked and explain them as best he can. From Project Gutenberg. Hardheaded definition: not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.. See examples of HARDHEADED used in a sentence.