hard rock

noun

A rock music genre marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances.

Meanings

nounhard rock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA rock music genre marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances.

Translations

Arabic هَارْد رُوك, هَارْد رُوك
  • هَارْد رُوك (hārd rok)rock music genre
  • هَارْد رُوك (hārd rūk)rock music genre
Bulgarian хард рок
  • хард рокrock music genre
Chinese Mandarin 硬式搖滾 /硬式摇滚, 重搖滾 /重摇滚
  • 硬式搖滾 /硬式摇滚 (yìngshì yáogǔn)rock music genre
  • 重搖滾 /重摇滚 (zhòng yáogǔn)rock music genre
Dutch hardrock
  • hardrockrock music genre
Finnish hard rock
  • hard rockrock music genre
French hard rock
  • hard rockrock music genre
German Hard Rock, Hardrock
  • Hard Rockrock music genre
  • Hardrockrock music genre
Japanese ハードロック
  • ハードロック (hādorokku)rock music genre
Korean 하드 록
  • 하드 록 (hadeu rok)rock music genre
Persian هارد راک
  • هارد راک (hârd râk)rock music genre
Portuguese hard rock
  • hard rockrock music genre
Russian хард-ро́к, тяжёлый рок
  • хард-ро́к (xard-rók)rock music genre
  • тяжёлый рок (tjažólyj rok)rock music genre
Swedish hårdrock
  • hårdrockrock music genre
Turkish hard rock
  • hard rockrock music genre
Vietnamese hard rock
  • hard rockrock music genre
Cite this entry
APA

hard rock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20rock

MLA

“hard rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20rock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard rock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20rock.

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