hardened
/ˈhɑɹd(ə)nd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.52 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of harden
adj
adj
Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
adj
Firmly established in a behavior seen as bad; unlikely to change one's ways; inveterate.
Example Sentences
- "hardened steel"
- "hardened police officers"
- "The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears."
- "In the past, Lutao was considered somewhat mysterious, because of the national penitentiary which housed the most hardened criminals, and the restrictions on travel to the island, which have since been loosened."
- "Hardened royalists staged a protest against Amnesty International Thailand at Silom Complex on Monday. The group said that the human rights watchdog is undermining the country’s stability by campaigning for the rights of the detained protest leaders who are calling for the reformation of the royal institution."
- "hardened criminals"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑɹd(ə)nd/
- British English: /ˈhɑːdn̩d/