Hard core consists of pieces of broken stone that are used as a base on which to build roads.
[mainly British]
hard-core
also hardcore also hard core
1. singular noun [NOUN noun]
You can refer to the members of a group who are the most committed to its activities or who are the most involved in them as a hard coreof members or as the hard-core members.
We've got a hard core of customers that have stood by us. [+ of]
A hard-core group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues. [+ of]
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Hard-core pornography shows sex in a detailed way, often violent or extreme sex. Compare soft-core.
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Hard-core music is an extreme form of a particular type of modern music.
...a hardcore punk band.
More Synonyms of hard core
hard core in British English
noun
1.
the members of a group or movement who form an intransigent nucleus resisting change
2.
material, such as broken bricks, stones, etc, used to form a foundation for a road, paving, building, etc
adjectivehard-core
3.
(of pornography) describing or depicting sexual acts in explicit detail
4.
extremely committed or fanatical
a hard-core Communist
hard core in American English
the firm, unyielding, or unchanging central part or group
hard-core in American English
(ˈhɑrdˈkɔr)
adjective
1.
constituting or of a hard core
2.
absolute; unqualified
a hard-core radical
3.
explicit, rather than suggestive, in the portrayal of sexual acts; graphic
hard-core pornography
Examples of 'hard core' in a sentence
hard core
How do we focus on the really hard core of socially excluded families?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The size of that latter group, the hard core of active members, varies from region to region and from one denomination to the other.
Greeley, Andrew M. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995)
In other languages
hard core
British English: hard-core NOUN
You can refer to the members of a group who are the most committed to its activities as a hard core of members.
We've got a hard core of customers that have stood by us.
American English: hard core
Brazilian Portuguese: núcleo
Chinese: 中坚分子
European Spanish: (miembro) incondicional
French: noyau dur
German: harter Kern
Italian: zoccolo duro
Japanese: 中核
Korean: 핵심 인물
European Portuguese: núcleo
Latin American Spanish: (miembro) incondicional
1 (adjective)
Definition
extremely committed or fanatical
a hard-core group of right-wing senators
Synonyms
dyed-in-the-wool
He was a dyed-in-the-wool conservative.
extreme
The scheme was rejected as being too extreme.
dedicated
rigid
My father is very rigid in his thinking.
staunch
He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.
die-hard
steadfast
a steadfast friend
obstinate
He is obstinate and determined and will not give up.
intransigent
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
swivel-eyed (slang)
2 (adjective)
Definition
(of pornography) showing sexual acts in explicit detail
the availability of hard-core images online
Synonyms
explicit
obscene
I'm no prude, but I think these photos are obscene.
pornographic
I found out he'd been watching pornographic videos.
X-rated (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of extreme
Definition
exceptionally severe or unusual
The scheme was rejected as being too extreme.
Synonyms
severe,
radical,
strict,
harsh,
stern,
rigid,
dire,
drastic,
uncompromising,
unbending
in the sense of intransigent
Definition
refusing to change one's attitude
The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
Synonyms
uncompromising,
intractable,
tough,
stubborn,
hardline,
tenacious,
unyielding,
obstinate,
immovable,
unbending,
obdurate,
stiff-necked,
inflexible,
unbudgeable
in the sense of obscene
Definition
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty
I'm no prude, but I think these photos are obscene.