hard nose

A form of hard-nose — A hard-nosed person; one who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

Meanings

nounhard nose (plural hard noses)

plural hard noses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hard-nose.
adjectivehard nose (comparative more hard nose, superlative most hard nose)

comparative more hard nose · superlative most hard nose

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hard-nosed.
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APA

hard nose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20nose

MLA

“hard nose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20nose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard nose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20nose.

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