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hard-wearing

hard-wear·ing
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahrd wair-ing]
    • /hɑrd ˈwɛər ɪŋ/
    • /hɑːd ˈweə.rɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd wair-ing]
    • /hɑrd ˈwɛər ɪŋ/

Definitions of hard-wearing word

  • adjective hard-wearing resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans. 1
  • adjective hard-wearing Something that is hard-wearing is strong and well-made so that it lasts for a long time and stays in good condition even though it is used a lot. 0
  • adjective hard-wearing resilient, durable, and tough 0
  • adjective hard-wearing Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without deterioration. 0

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Origin of hard-wearing

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; hard + wearing

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Parts of speech for Hard-wearing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hard-wearing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for hard-wearing

adj hard-wearing

  • usable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
  • dependable — If you say that someone or something is dependable, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do.
  • advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
  • beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
  • convenient — If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.

Antonyms for hard-wearing

adj hard-wearing

  • useless — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
  • worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
  • unhelpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
  • unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
  • serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.

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