diehard
/ˈdaɪ.hɑɹd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
adj
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
adj
Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted.
name
A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Example Sentences
- "For a Roman Catholic teacher, he sure is a diehard fundamentalist."
- "The libertarian right of the Consservative Party, many of them diehard Europhobes, privately referred to the health minister and his advisers as "the Gestapo" for their faith in enforced lockdowns."
- "I should like my Scottish correspondent to see recent statements by leading officers of certain American railways which both have been among the most extreme diehards for steam, and also have developed the most powerful and outstanding steam locomotive designs—[…]."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdaɪ.hɑɹd/
- British English: /ˈdaɪ.hɑːd/