hardheaded
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5.5
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrdˌhɛdɪd/
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pragmático
- I come from reasonable, practical, hardheaded people.
- hardheaded assessment
- hardheaded and practical
Examples
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You're both hardheaded businesswomen, and successful.
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To be effective, aid has to be both hardheaded and generous.
Academic text (2003) -
A more practical, hardheaded person you could not find.
Academic text (2010) -
This was hardheaded realism at its best.
Academic text (1996) -
Such was Yael's hardheaded appraisal of her fix.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her amusing hardheaded common sense had become predictable.
Fiction book (1992) -
But Poly was hardheaded and pretty good at that kind of sorting when he put himself to the task.
Fiction book (1993) -
You've got a reputation for being a hardheaded businessman. "I'd like to believe that I am," Humphries said.
Fiction book (2001) -
His hardheaded approach to business decisions is based on years of experience and practical knowledge.
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To succeed in negotiation, one must have a hardheaded understanding of the facts at hand.
Synonyms
507
2.6
About how something works in real life rather than in ideas
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6.3
Being practical and realistic when solving problems
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7.2
A practical, tough person who is not moved by feelings
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6.1
A person who deals with problems in a realistic, determined way and is not easily moved by feelings
Antonyms
How Practical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hardheaded comes from the simple parts hard ('firm, solid') and head ('mind' or 'thinking'). It gives the image of a 'hard' head that is not moved by feelings, so a hardheaded person is practical and guided by facts.