HARDHEADED - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example: a hardheaded appraisal of our position; a hard-nosed labor leader; completely practical in his approach to business; not ideology but pragmatic politics
Synonyms
Hardheaded, Practical, Mulish, Hard-nosed, Pragmatic
🔗 Related Words
hard – A related word in the same word family.
headed – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Some words entered English through trade goods—we borrowed both the product and its foreign name.