hardcore
70
6.3
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrdˌkɔr/
- Informal
:
acérrimo
- He is a hardcore supporter of the environmental movement, attending every rally and event.
- hardcore users
- hardcore free-market
- hardcore free-marketeers
And and that's a hard thing to say and I'm a hardcore scientist, right?
- And and that's a hard thing to say and I'm a hardcore scientist, right?
- But we do like to think of ourselves as hardcore gamers, very elite.
- So you make sure they have an all in hardcore attitude.
- I grew up as hardcore atheist as an individual could be.
- I'm doing real hardcore research of the thing that matters.
- So we play golf a lot and still hardcore water skiing.
Examples
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But we do like to think of ourselves as hardcore gamers, very elite.
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You're watching Ultimate Fighting but it's in a reality show format which doesn't make it feel as hardcore.
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So it's like the most hardcore version of gold possible.
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So you make sure they have an all in hardcore attitude.
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So I went through some real hardcore difficulties financially.
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We may be different nationalities, but we're both hardcore gold bugs.
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I was very attracted to the fact that she is a hardcore virtue ethicist.
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If I can just sell 10,000 records to his hardcore fanbase, we're golden.
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I do have friends that are hardcore Republicans and plan to blindly vote for Romney.
Blog text (2) -
There is a parallel orthodoxy among hardcore free-marketeers who insist that markets will solve every social and environmental problem.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
30
6.8
Very strong support for an idea or cause without question
11
6.5
Very loyal and dedicated to a group or cause
8
4.3
Showing very strong enthusiasm for a cause in a way that ignores reason
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
3
3.7
A person who loves something like a band or team a lot and shows strong support
- Informal
A person who loves an activity very much and spends a lot of time on it
How Committed
30
6.8
- Informal
70
6.3
153
3.9
79
4.0
∞
1.0
194
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hardcore comes from the parts hard and core, where hard means 'tough or intense' and core means 'center', like an 'apple core'. So Hardcore describes the strong, central group or the people who are most committed and loyal.