Definitions for HARDENED
hard·ened

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1. case-hardened, hardened, hard-boiledadjective

   used of persons; emotionally hardened

   "faced a case-hardened judge"

2. tempered, treated, hardened, toughenedadjective

   made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

   "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"

3. hardenedadjective

   protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

   "hardened missile silos"

4. enured, inured, hardenedadjective

   made tough by habitual exposure

   "hardened fishermen"; "a peasant, dark, lean-faced, wind-inured"- Robert Lynd; "our successors...may be graver, more inured and equable men"- V.S.Pritchett

5. hardened, setadjective

   converted to solid form (as concrete)

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1. Hardenedadjective

   Made hard, or harder, or compact; made unfeeling or callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or vice.2. Rendered resistant to the effects of nearby explosions; as, a hardened missile silo; hardened warhead electronics.

2. Hardenedadjective

   Experienced and inured to hardship; as, hardened combat troops.

3. Hardenedadjective

   Strongly habituated to a certain type of behavior, and unlikely to change; as, a hardened criminal. Usually used only of behavior perceived negatively.

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1. hardenedadjective

   Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.

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1. hardened

   Hardening is the process by which something becomes harder or is made harder.

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1. Hardened

   of Harden

2. Hardenedadjective

   made hard, or compact; made unfeeling or callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or vice

Anagrams for HARDENED »

1. adherend

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HARDENED in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HARDENED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of HARDENED in a Sentence

1. Liberal Democrat:

   This has made international coverage, and Liberal Democrat hardened minority, this will strengthen their resolve and support for Liberal Democrat.

2. Peter Feaver:

   Triangulation is a risky game because if you get the language off, you may commit yourself in a campaign to a line that makes no sense when you are governing, this is one of the hardest problems for newcomers and challengers when they are campaigning for president. By giving applause lines that work for the narrow segments of ideologically hardened factions that they are trying to win over for the primary, they can lock themselves into policy positions that are not sound when they actually win.

3. Le Drian:

   It's very complicated. We will have to ensure the Iraqi and Kurdish forces are sufficiently battle-hardened to lead this battle.

4. President Barack Obama:

   ISIL will not pose an existential threat to us. They are a dangerous organization like al Qaeda was, but we have hardened our defenses, the American people should feel confident that, you know, we are going to be able to defend ourselves and make sure that, you know, we have a good holiday and go about our lives.

5. David Lublin:

   Many House seats are safe simply because party lines have hardened.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HARDENED
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=HARDENED
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hardened
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardened
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HARDENED