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hard as nails

hard as nails adjective: very unsympathetic; callous.

Adjective

hard as nails (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Very unsympathetic; callous.
  2. (idiomatic, simile) Able to endure difficulties; tough.
    Synonyms:
    tough as nails

hard as nails meaning in Malayalam

hard as nails in Malayalam

heartless, callous, hard-hearted
ഹൃദയകാഠിന്യമുള്ള, ഹൃദയശൂന്യമായ, അനുഭാവമില്ലാത്ത, ഹൃദയം കല്ലിച്ച, കഠിനഹൃദയനായ, തീക്ഷ്ണചിത്തനായ

Synonyms of hard as nails

Words that rhyme with hard as nails

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Questions about hard as nails

What does hard as nails mean?
Hard as nails means very unsympathetic; callous.
What is hard as nails in Malayalam?
Hard as nails in Malayalam is ഹൃദയകാഠിന്യമുള്ള, ഹൃദയശൂന്യമായ, അനുഭാവമില്ലാത്ത. See Hard as nails meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is hard as nails?
Hard as nails is an adjective.

Words near hard as nails in the dictionary

  1. hard as a rock
  2. hard as brazil
  3. hard as Chinese algebra
  4. hard as Chinese arithmetic
  5. hard as iron
  6. hard as nails
  7. hard as the nether millstone
  8. hard ask
  9. hard at it
  10. hard at work
  11. hard atheism

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