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Dictionary: hard·head·ed   (härd'hĕd'ĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Stubborn; willful.
  2. Realistic; pragmatic.
hardheadedly hard'head'ed·ly adv.
hardheadedness hard'head'ed·ness n.

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adj

Definition: stubborn
Antonyms: yielding


WordNet: hardheaded
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
  Synonym: mulish

Meaning #2: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
  Synonyms: hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic


Translations: Hard-headed
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nøgtern, praktisk, kløgtig

Français (French)
adj. - réaliste

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nüchtern

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θετικός, πρακτικός, πραγματιστής, ρεαλιστής

Italiano (Italian)
caparbio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cabeçudo

Русский (Russian)
упрямый, несентиментальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - práctico, realista, terco, testarudo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - praktisk, beräknande, envis, kall

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
固执的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 固執的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 완고한, 빈틈 없는, 실제적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 抜け目のない, 頑固な

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עקשן, פיקח, לא מתפתה, מעשי, חזק אופי, לא-רגשני‬


 
 
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