Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardstyle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: hard-style
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore, with origins in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Uncountable

noun

In contrast to sports style, a specifically intensive workout exercise, such as a swing squat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"hi jack. you just missed the best hardcore/gabba party: "thunderdome - a decade", here in amsterdam. 2 huge rooms filled with 15.000 people (the party had sold out weeks in advance), one room for oldstyle (92-97), one for the newer hardcore/hardstyle (97-02)."
"Boiler Room hosted hard dance specials with young crews from across Europe, while American EDM’s absorption of Dutch hardstyle – a fusion of techno and hardcore – has reached truly terrifying levels through the likes of Guatemalan DJ Carnage."

Etymology

From hard + style.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hardstyle mean?: A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore, with origins in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Where does hardstyle come from?: From hard + style.

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