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hard-core

hard-core is the alternative form of hardcore.

Meaning of hardcore

Adjective

hardcore (comparative more hardcore, superlative most hardcore)

  1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
    • He's a hardcore gamer.
  2. So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
  3. (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
    • That show was hardcore, dude.
  4. Resistant to change.
  5. Obscene or explicit.
  6. Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.

See all 14 meanings of hardcore

Forms of hard-core

comparativemore hard-core
superlativemost hard-core

Questions about hard-core

What is hard-core the alternative form of?
Hard-core is the alternative form of hardcore.

Words near hard-core in the dictionary

  1. hard-code
  2. hard-coded
  3. hard-codes
  4. hard-coding
  5. hard-codings
  6. hard-core
  7. hard-counter
  8. hard-countered
  9. hard-countering
  10. hard-counters
  11. hard-cured

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hard-core (page history and authors); hardcore (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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