hard-nose

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhard-nose (plural hard-noses)

plural hard-noses

  1. A hard-nosed person; one who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
adjectivehard-nose (comparative more hard-nose, superlative most hard-nose)

comparative more hard-nose · superlative most hard-nose

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hard-nosed.

Origin

From hard + nose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hard-nose

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“hard-nose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-nose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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