Transcription
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- [hahrd cheez]
- /hɑrd tʃiz/
- /hɑːd tʃiːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahrd cheez]
- /hɑrd tʃiz/
Definitions of hard cheese words
- noun hard cheese an unpleasant, difficult, or adverse situation: It's hard cheese for the unskilled worker these days. 1
- sentence substitute hard cheese bad luck 0
- interjection hard cheese (Idiomatic) Expressed to someone suffering misfortune. 0
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Origin of hard cheese
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hard cheese
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hard cheese popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hard cheese usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hard cheese
noun hard cheese
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- setback — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- adversity — an unfortunate event or incident
Antonyms for hard cheese
noun hard cheese
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
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