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- [hahrd-wair-ing]
- /ˈhɑrdˈwɛər ɪŋ/
- /hˈɑːdweərɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahrd-wair-ing]
- /ˈhɑrdˈwɛər ɪŋ/
Definitions of hardwearing word
- adjective hardwearing resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans. 1
- noun hardwearing Able to stand much wear. 1
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Origin of hardwearing
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 Hardwearing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hardwearing 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hardwearing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hardwearing
adj hardwearing
- 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 hardwearing
adj hardwearing
- 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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