hard water

hard wa·ter

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahrd waw-ter, wot-er]
- /hɑrd ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/
- /hɑːd ˈwɔːtə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd waw-ter, wot-er]
- /hɑrd ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

Definitions of hard water words

noun hard water water that contains magnesium, calcium, or iron salts and therefore forms a soap lather with difficulty. 1
noun hard water water with high mineral content 1

See all 2 definitions of hard water

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Hard water

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hard water

hard water popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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 water usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer