harder

har-der · adjective, adverb

imported

Definitions

adjective, adverb

  1. 1.

    Comparative form of "hard"; more solid, firm, or rigid.

  2. 2.

    Comparative form of "hard"; with more effort, force, or intensity.

  3. 3.

    More difficult or demanding.

Phrases & expressions

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    try harder — To make more effort
  • •
    harder and harder — Increasingly difficult
  • •
    the harder they fall — Powerful people suffer more when they fail (from "the bigger they are, the harder they fall")

Related words

Antonyms: easier, gentler, softer
See also: difficult, hard, hardest
Synonyms: more difficult, more intensely, more solid, tougher

Etymology

Comparative form of hard, from Old English heard ("firm, solid, difficult") + -er comparative suffix.