hardened

Meanings

• adjective

  Made solid or unyielding by being subjected to heat or other harsh treatment.

• verb

  To make (something) hard or unyielding.

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Synonyms

inure

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hardened
arned , urned , turned

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Variants

List of all variants of hardened that leads to same result
harden , hardened , hardening , hardens , case-harden , case-hardened , case-hardening , case-hardens , harden her heart , harden his heart , harden my heart , harden one's heart , harden our hearts , harden their hearts , hardened her heart , hardened his heart , hardened my heart , hardened our hearts , hardened their hearts , hardening her heart , hardening his heart , hardening my heart , hardening our hearts , hardening their hearts , hardens her heart , hardens his heart , hardens my heart , hardens our hearts , hardens their hearts

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Forms

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hardener, hardening, hardens, hardest, hardestly, hardestness

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Etymology

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From Old English hærden, from hærtan, to heat.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'hardened criminal' is used to describe someone who has committed multiple crimes and has become unrepentant and unyielding.

2. In cooking, food is sometimes 'hardened' by being cooked for a long time or by being cooled quickly.

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Related Concepts

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1. toughen: To make something stronger and more resilient by subjecting it to hard conditions.

2. fortify: To make something stronger or more able to withstand attack by adding new defenses or reinforcements.

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Culture

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In literature, 'hardened' is often used to describe characters who have undergone difficult experiences and have become tough and unyielding as a result. For example, in Mark Twain's 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', Huck Finn is described as a 'hardened' river pirate.

How to Memorize "hardened"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a piece of metal being heated in a fire until it becomes solid and unyielding.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hardened' with the idea of something becoming strong and unyielding.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Hard as a Rock' to remember that 'hardened' means something that is solid and unyielding.

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