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Definitions for Hardened

[1] made or become hard or harder.
[2] pitiless; unfeeling.
[3] firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate: a hardened criminal.
[4] inured; toughened: a hardened trooper.
[5] rigid; unyielding: a hardened attitude.
[6] (of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos.
[7] (of a missile) capable of being launched from an underground silo.
[8] to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
[9] to make pitiless or unfeeling: to harden one's heart.
[10] to make rigid or unyielding; stiffen: The rigors of poverty hardened his personality.
[11] to strengthen or confirm, especially with reference to character, intentions, feelings, etc.; reinforce.
[12] to make hardy, robust, or capable of endurance; toughen.
[13] Military . to reinforce the structure of (a military or strategic installation) to protect it from nuclear bombardment.
[14] to become hard or harder.
[15] to become pitiless or unfeeling.
[16] to become rigid or unyielding; stiffen: His personality hardened over the years.
[17] to become confirmed or strengthened: His resistance hardened.
[18] to become inured or toughened: The troops hardened under constant fire.
[19] Commerce . (of a market, prices, etc.) to cease to fluctuate; firm: When the speculators withdrew from the market, the prices hardened. to rise higher.
[20] rigidly set, as in a mode of behaviour
[21] toughened, as by custom; seasoned
[22] (of a nuclear missile site) constructed to withstand a nuclear attack
[23] to make or become hard or harder; freeze, stiffen, or set
[24] to make or become more hardy, tough, or unfeeling
[25] to make or become stronger or firmer they hardened defences
[26] to make or become more resolute or set hardened in his resolve
[27] (intr) commerce (of prices, a market, etc) to cease to fluctuate (of price) to rise higher
[28] a rough fabric made from hards

Words related to Hardened

seasoned, callous, prepared, unbending, benumbed, accustomed, habituated, inured, indurated, steeled, contemptuous, cruel, disdainful, hard-boiled, hardhearted, heartless, impenetrable, impious, inaccessible, irreverent

Words nearby Hardened

harden one's heart, harden up, hardenberg, hardenbergia, hardenburg, hardened, hardener, hardening, hardening of arteries, hardening of the arteries, hardhack

Origin of Hardened

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at hard, -en1

Other words from Hardened

sem·i·hard·ened , adjective
un·hard·ened , adjective
well-hard·ened , adjective
hard·en·a·ble , adjective
hard·en·a·bil·i·ty , noun
o·ver·hard·en , verb
pre·hard·en , verb (used with object)
re·hard·en , verb
un·hard·en , verb (used with object)
un·hard·en·a·ble , adjective

Synonyms for Hardened

coldhearted, seasoned, accustomed, benumbed, callous, habituated, indurated, inured, prepared, steeled, toughened, unbending, case-hardened, contemptuous, cruel, disdainful, hard-as-nails, hard-bitten, hard-boiled, hardhearted, heartless, impenetrable, impious, inaccessible, irreverent, obdurate, obtuse, resistant, unashamed, uncaring, uncompassionate, unemotional, unrepenting, unsubmissive