Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard-wearing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
hard-wear-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hard + wearing.

Inflected Forms

more hard-wearing (comparative) most hard-wearing (superlative) hardwearing (alternative)

Synonyms

heavy-duty

Questions

What does hard-wearing mean?
Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable.
Where does hard-wearing come from?
From hard + wearing.

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