hardcore

== English == === Alternative forms === hard-core === Etymology === From hard +‎ core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) === Adjective === hardcore (comparative more hardcore, superlative most hardcore) Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity. Synonyms: diehard, steely-eyed, tough as nails, gung ho So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete. (colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger. Resistant to change. Obscene or explicit. (pornography) Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity. (music) Faster or more intense than the regular style. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hardcore (uncountable) Broken bricks, stone and/or other aggregate used as foundations, especially in road and path laying. Several music genres, including: Hardcore punk. Gangsta rap. Hardcore techno. Jungle. Outlaw country. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: Hardcore Russian: хардко́р m (xardkór) ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === hardcore (not comparable) (colloquial) In a hardcore manner; intensely or extremely. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hardcore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxar.tkɔr/ Rhymes: -artkɔr Syllabification: hard‧core === Noun === hardcore m inan (slang) something hardcore (particularly intense) (music) hardcore (hardcore punk or techno music) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === hardcore in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hardcore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xaɾˈkoɾ/ [xaɾˈkoɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ === Noun === hardcore m (plural hardcores) hardcore === Adjective === hardcore (invariable) hardcore ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.