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hardsub

hardsub noun: a subtitle that has been burned into a video file's frames.

Noun

hardsub (plural hardsubs)

  1. (in plural) A subtitle that has been burned into a video file's frames.
    Antonyms:
    softsub

Verb

hardsub (third-person singular simple present hardsubs, present participle hardsubbing, simple past and past participle hardsubbed)

  1. To transcribe or overlay hardsubs (onto a video).
    Antonyms:
    softsub

Antonyms of hardsub

Forms of hardsub

Noun
pluralhardsubs
alternative formhard sub
alternative formhard-sub
Verb
third-person singular presenthardsubs
present participlehardsubbing
past participlehardsubbed
pasthardsubbed

Origin of hardsub

From "hardcoded subtitles".

Questions about hardsub

What does hardsub mean?
Hardsub means a subtitle that has been burned into a video file's frames.
What part of speech is hardsub?
Hardsub can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hardsub?
The plural of hardsub is hardsubs.

Words near hardsub in the dictionary

  1. hardstep
  2. hardstone
  3. hardstones
  4. hardstuck
  5. hardstyle
  6. hardsub
  7. hardsubbed
  8. hardsubbing
  9. hardsubs
  10. hardsuit
  11. hardsuits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hardsub (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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