hardcore
/hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/
hardcore adjective: having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
Adjective
hardcore (comparative more hardcore, superlative most hardcore)
- Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
- He's a hardcore gamer.
- Synonyms:
- diehard, steely-eyed, tough as nails, gung ho
- So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
- Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
- That show was hardcore, dude.
- Resistant to change.
- Obscene or explicit.
- Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
- Faster or more intense than the regular style.
Noun
hardcore (uncountable)
- Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying.
- You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore.2014 August 24, Jeff Howell, “Home improvements: gravel paths and cutting heating bills [print version: Cold comfort in technology, 23 August 2014, p. P5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Property)
- Hardcore punk.
- Fields began recording the hardcore punk bands in 1978 when few others would.1981, Cary Darling, Billboard, page 10
- Gangsta rap.
- Hardcore techno.
- Jungle.
- Always more multiracial than other post-Rave scenes, Hardcore got “blacker” as hiphop, Ragga, dub and Soul influences kicked in, and by 93 it had evolved into Jungle. By this point, Hardcore/Jungle (the terms remain interchangeable) was universally scorned by dance hipsters and banished from the...1994 September, Simon Reynolds, “Above The Treeline”, in The Wire
- Outlaw country.
Adverb
hardcore (not comparable)
- In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely.
hardcore meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hardcore in Hindi
- कट्टर, हार्डकॉर
hardcore in Tamil
- கடினமான கருப் பகுதி
hardcore in Marathi
- hardcore punk or techno music
- हार्डकोर hārḍkor
hardcore in Urdu
- ہارڈکور
More languagesFewer languages
- hardcore in Bengali
- হার্ডকোর পর্নোগ্রাফি harḍokōr pornōgraphi
- hardcore in Telugu
- హార్డ్కోర్
- hardcore in Malayalam
- ഹാർഡ്കോർ
- hardcore in Kannada
- ಹಾರ್ಡ್ಕೋರ್, ಹಾರ್ಡ್ಕಾರ್
- hardcore in Punjabi
- ਹਾਰਡਕੋਰ, ਹਾਰਡਕੋਅਰ
- hardcore in Gujarati
- હાર્ડકોર, હાર્ડકૉર
- hardcore in Odia
- ହାର୍ଡ୍କୋର୍, ହାର୍ଡକର୍
- hardcore in Nepali
- हार्डकोर, हार्डकॉर
- hardcore in Persian
- هاردکور hârd-kor
Examples of hardcore in a sentence
- The rock star used to be hardcore, but now he's just a sellout.
- Hardcore fans' obsessive behavior may take over their lives.
- “Blasphemous” is a masterfully crafted game that would entice hardcore fans of Soulsborne and Metroidvania games.
Synonyms of hardcore
Forms of hardcore
| comparative | more hardcore |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hardcore |
| alternative form | hard-core |
Origin of hardcore
From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)
Words formed from hardcore
Phrases with hardcore
Words that rhyme with hardcore
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Questions about hardcore
- What does hardcore mean?
- Hardcore means having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
- What is hardcore in Hindi?
- Hardcore in Hindi is कट्टर, हार्डकॉर. See Hardcore meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hardcore?
- Hardcore can be an adjective, a noun or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce hardcore?
- Hardcore is pronounced /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/.
Words near hardcore in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hardcore (page history and authors); hardcore (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hardcore (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hardcore (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hardcore (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hardcore (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hardcore (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hardcore (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hardcore (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hardcore (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hardcore (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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