hard cheese

hard cheese noun: a type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.

Noun

hard cheese (countable and uncountable, plural hard cheeses)

A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.

Antonyms:

soft cheese, cream cheese
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, cheese.

Interjection

(idiomatic, informal) An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

Synonyms:

bad luck, hard lines, hard luck, stiff cheddar, tough break, tough cookie, tough cookies, tough luck, tough noogies, tough titty

hard cheese meaning in Arabic

hard cheese in Arabic

A standard type of firm, ripe cheese: جُبْن يَابِس jubn yābis

Synonyms of hard cheese

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Antonyms

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Forms of hard cheese

plural	hard cheeses

Questions about hard cheese

What does hard cheese mean?: Hard cheese means a type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.
What is hard cheese in Arabic?: Hard cheese in Arabic is جُبْن يَابِس (jubn yābis). See Hard cheese meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hard cheese?: Hard cheese can be a noun or an interjection.
What is the plural of hard cheese?: The plural of hard cheese is hard cheeses.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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