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Hardap may refer to: Hardap Region, one of the thirteen regions of Namibia Hardap Dam, the largest dam in Namibia This disambiguation page lists articles
Hardap,_Namibia
Region in Namibia
question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Hardap is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Mariental. Hardap contains the municipality of Mariental
Hardap_Region
City in Hardap Region, Namibia
Mariental is a town in south-central Namibia. It had 18,494 inhabitants in 2023. It is the administrative capital of the Hardap Region in an area which has long
Mariental,_Namibia
2nd largest dam in Namibia
The Hardap Dam is a dam close to Mariental in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Built in 1963 while Namibia was under South African occupation, the
Hardap_Dam
Country in Southern Africa
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north
Namibia
Town in Hardap Region, Namibia
marks, boxes, or other symbols. Rehoboth is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It had a population
Rehoboth,_Namibia
Village in Namibia
Kalkrand is a village in the Hardap Region of southern central Namibia. It had 1,602 inhabitants in 2023. Kalkrand is situated between Rehoboth and Mariental
Kalkrand
This is a demography of the population of Namibia including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious
Demographics_of_Namibia
National Park in Namibia
The Hardap Recreation Resort (also known as Hardap Nature Reserve) is a National Park located in southern Namibia. It was proclaimed in 1968 but a rest
Hardap_Recreation_Resort
Species of beetle
Scapanoclypeus hardap is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Namibia. Adults reach a length of about 8.2–9.7 mm. They have a
Scapanoclypeus_hardap
Waterberg Plateau Park Cape Cross Seal Reserve Daan Viljoen Game Reserve Hardap Recreation Resort Gross Barmen Hot Springs Popa Game Park South West Nature
List of national parks of Namibia
List_of_national_parks_of_Namibia
Namibian cricketer
Vernon Ricardo Cloete (born 20 September 1985) is a Namibian former first-class cricketer. Cloete was born at Rehoboth in September 1985 and was educated
Vernon_Cloete
the former Schuckmannsburg. Especially in the south, in the regions of Hardap and ǁKaras, many place names are German or Afrikaans. Examples include Keetmanshoop
German_language_in_Namibia
Cities and towns in Namibia are distinguished by the status the Government of Namibia has vested in them: Places in Namibia that are governed by a municipality
List of cities and towns in Namibia
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Namibia
Dam in Hardap, Namibia
Oanob Dam is a dam outside Rehoboth, Hardap Region, Namibia. Located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) outside Rehoboth, it dams the Oanob River and supplies the town
Oanob_Dam
near Karasburg Friedenau Dam near Windhoek Goreangab Dam near Windhoek Hardap Dam near Mariental Nauaspoort Dam near Groot Aub Naute Dam near Keetmanshoop
List of buildings and structures in Namibia
List_of_buildings_and_structures_in_Namibia
Political party in Namibia
Mariental Rural constituency in the Hardap Region and the CPN received its highest vote total in the Gibeon, Hardap Region constituency. The WRP contested
Workers Revolutionary Party (Namibia)
Workers_Revolutionary_Party_(Namibia)
Village in Hardap Region, Namibia
a village in southern central Namibia close to the Swartrand escarpment, about 110 km west of Mariental in the Hardap Region. It owns about 17,000 hectares
Maltahöhe
0.681 1107 Andhra Pradesh India Asia/Pacific 0.685 26 0.681 1108 Hardap Namibia Africa 0.665 5 0.681 1109 Qalqiliya Palestine Asia/Pacific 0.674 6
List of subnational entities by Human Development Index
List_of_subnational_entities_by_Human_Development_Index
Village in Hardap Region, Namibia
(Nama: Khaxa-tsûs) is a village in Gibeon Constituency in the Hardap Region of Namibia. The village had 4,120 inhabitants in 2023. Gibeon, originally
Gibeon,_Namibia
Beauty pageant edition
finalists from other eleven country's regions. Meanwhile, Fransiska Mbambo of Hardap and Jessica Ramires da Cunha of Otjozondjupa were named the first and second
Miss_Grand_Namibia_2015
Village in Hardap Region, Namibia
marks, boxes, or other symbols. Stampriet is a village in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. It had 3,388 inhabitants in 2023. Stampriet is located 64 km
Stampriet
Regional Councils in the Republic of Namibia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2011. "Hardap Schools". Association of Regional
List_of_schools_in_Namibia
Village in Hardap, Namibia
question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Gochas is a village in the Hardap Region of Namibia. The village had 1,868 inhabitants in 2023. The village has been
Gochas
Topics referred to by the same term
heath, geest and woodland in northern Germany Lüneburg, Namibia, a populated place in Hardap, Namibia Luneburg, KwaZulu-Natal, a town in South Africa Lunenburg
Luneberg
Namibian politician and member of parliament
1966) is a Namibian politician from SWAPO who has been a member of the Parliament of Namibia since 2025. April was previously governor of Hardap Region.
Salomon_April
River in Namibia
Fischfluss in German) is a river in Namibia. It is 650 km long, flowing from the Naukluft Mountains 150 km to the Hardap Dam near Mariental. From there the
Fish_River_(Namibia)
Political party in Namibia
People's Party (APP) is a political party in Namibia. Registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia in January 2008, the party was initially made
All_People's_Party_(Namibia)
Namibian politician (died 2020)
West constituency and a member of the National Council of Namibia as a representative of Hardap Region, both from 2004 to 2015. In January 2011 he was appointed
Theo_Diergaardt
Namibian politician (1951–2021)
Hans Gabriel Booys (4 December 1951 in Rehoboth, Hardap Region – 19 July 2021) was a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Booys was selected to the
Hans_Booys
Namibian politician
Sophia Isaack (born 30 May 1967 at Mariental) is a Namibian politician who served as Governor of Hardap Region from 2015 to 2020. In 2016, she survived a
Esme_Sophia_Isaack
Settlement in Hardap, Namibia
Schlip is a settlement of about 1,500 inhabitants in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. It is situated on the unpaved road D1254 about 40 miles south
Schlip
Namibian farmer (born 1948)
Hase (born 12 March 1948) is a Namibian farmer. Raimar von Hase began farming in 1975. He previously owned land in the Hardap Region near Uhlenhorst, where
Raimar_von_Hase
Electoral constituency in Namibia
Mariental Urban is a constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia. It comprises the town of Mariental and the surrounding area, covering an area of 5,915 km2
Mariental_Urban
Namibian politician (1967–2024)
of Hardap Region, a position she held until 2015. Hanse-Himarwa was one of the eight presidential appointees to the 6th National Assembly of Namibia to
Katrina_Hanse-Himarwa
Secondary route in Namibia
C25 is a secondary route in Namibia that runs from the northern B1 junction in Rehoboth to the border between Hardap Region and Omaheke Region near Leonardville
C25_road_(Namibia)
Village in the Hardap Region of central Namibia
Aub is a village in the Rehoboth Rural constituency in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Situated on the junction of the unpaved roads C14 and D1290
Klein_Aub
Castle in Namibia
the hills of the semi-arid Southern Namib region of Namibia, 72 km southwest of Maltahöhe, Hardap Region. It was built in 1909 to serve as the residence
Duwisib_Castle
Political party in Namibia
mid-2003, the Republican Party revived itself as an independent organization. Hardap Region Governor Pieter Boltman resigned as party leader, opposing the party's
Republican_Party_(Namibia)
Upper legislative chamber, 2004–2009
Members of the 3rd National Council of Namibia, which lasts from 2004 - 2009. The chairperson is Asser Kuveri Kapere of the South West Africa People's
3rd National Council of Namibia
3rd_National_Council_of_Namibia
National highway of Namibia
The B1 is a national highway of Namibia, and is the country's longest and most significant road, running the length of the country from south to north
B1_road_(Namibia)
After 28 years without a postal code system in Namibia, the national postal service provider NamPost introduced new postal codes in December 2018. They
Postal_codes_in_Namibia
valleys of the border rivers Orange, Kunene, and Okavango, and also at the Hardap Irrigation Scheme. As of 2020, the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land
Agriculture_in_Namibia
Since independence in 1990, Namibia's health indicators have improved in several areas, including child mortality and some communicable-disease outcomes
Health_in_Namibia
Secondary route in Namibia
C18 is an untarred road in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. It branches off the C15 at Gochas and ends 118 kilometres (73 mi) to the east at the B1
C18_road_(Namibia)
Country in Southern Africa
overview of and topical guide to Namibia: Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa. Namibia shares borders with Angola
Outline_of_Namibia
Airport in Namibia
town of Mariental, in the Hardap Region of Namibia. Aviation portal Africa portal List of airports in Namibia Transport in Namibia Google Maps - Mariental
Mariental_Airport
River in central Namibia
The Tsondab River is an ephemeral river in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Its source is in the Remhoogte Mountains. From there it flows westwards
Tsondab_River
authorities and the Namibian government in Namibia is controversial. Namibia is divided into 14 regions: Zambezi, Erongo, Hardap, ǁKaras, Kavango East
Politics_of_Namibia
Namibian politician (born 1953)
2010, when she narrowly missed re-election. She is a SWAPO leader from the Hardap Region. Basson is active in gender equality, land reform, and community
Lucia_Basson
Military unit
for the defence of the southern areas of Namibia. Its subordinate units are situated in the Omaheke, Hardap, Karas and Erongo regions. The Brigade uses
12 Motorised Infantry Brigade (Namibia)
12_Motorised_Infantry_Brigade_(Namibia)
Villages and settlements in Namibia are distinguished by the status the Government of Namibia has vested in them: Places in Namibia that are governed by a
List of villages and settlements in Namibia
List_of_villages_and_settlements_in_Namibia
Power station in Namibia
Solar Power Station, Hardap Region, Namibia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 September 2021. Edgar Brandt (24 June 2019). "Hardap's 37MW solar plant most
Mariental_Solar_Power_Station
General elections were held in Namibia on 27–28 November 2009. These were the fourth general elections since independence and the fifth democratic elections
2009 Namibian general election
2009_Namibian_general_election
River in central Namibia
The Tsauchab[pronunciation?] is an ephemeral river in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. Its source is in the southern Naukluft Mountains, from where
Tsauchab
Place in Namibia
Derm is a hamlet in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, on Route M-41 at its intersection with routes D-1328 and C-25. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) east
Derm,_Namibia
Topics referred to by the same term
Arano (surname), a Spanish language surnarme Aranos, a town in the Hardap Region of Namibia Arana This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
Arano
Politics of Namibia
original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2023. "Constituencies". Hardap Regional Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024. "Re-division of certain regions
List of constituencies of Namibia
List_of_constituencies_of_Namibia
usable. There is surplus water in some dams, e.g. in the Oanob Dam, the Hardap Dam, the Naute Dam and the Friedenau Dam. This surplus water cannot be used
Water supply and sanitation in Namibia
Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Namibia
This is a list of Namibian regions by Human Development Index as of 2022. Note: the HDI values are calculated using the pre-2013 regional borders, so the
List of Namibian regions by Human Development Index
List_of_Namibian_regions_by_Human_Development_Index
Town in Hardap Region, Namibia
Aranos is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, situated in the Nossob River basin in the Kalahari Desert. The town had 5,493 inhabitants in
Aranos
Namibian politician
Ekandjo heading the ministry. Beukes was previously mayor of Mariental, Hardap Region. Few changes as ministers appointed New Era, 23 March 2010 Nashandi
Priscilla_Beukes
ǀKhowesin chief (c. 1830–1905)
Namibia. He led the Nama people during their revolts against the German colonial empire. Witbooi is regarded as one of the national heroes of Namibia
Hendrik_Witbooi_(Nama_chief)
General elections were held in Namibia on 4 and 5 December 1994. Each registered voter could poll two votes, one for president (the first time a president
1994 Namibian general election
1994_Namibian_general_election
Namibia is located in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that has some of the highest crime rates in the world. Contributing factors are for instance poverty
Crime_in_Namibia
Namibia uses regions as its first-level subnational administrative divisions. Since 2013, it has 14 regions which in turn are subdivided into 121 constituencies
Regions_of_Namibia
General elections were held in Namibia on 15 and 16 November 2004 to elect the president and members of the National Assembly. The National Assembly election
2004 Namibian general election
2004_Namibian_general_election
an unproclaimed settlement of about 500 people in the Hardap Region in southern central Namibia. It is situated on Hudup River 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Uibes
Namibian politician
Maria Marlene Mungunda (born 11 September 1954 in Mariental, Hardap Region) is a Namibian politician who served in several portfolios as minister. She
Marlene_Mungunda
Meteorite
China). The core of this area is situated near the village of Gibeon in Namibia's Hardap Region. About 100–150 different fragments have been collected over
Gibeon_(meteorite)
Electoral constituency in Namibia
Rehoboth Urban West is an electoral constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia, comprising the suburbs of Rehoboth that are situated to the west of the
Rehoboth_Urban_West
Dam in Berseba, ǁKaras Region
completion in 2018, it is the largest dam in Namibia, more than three times the capacity of the Hardap Dam upstream. The dam's purpose is to support
Neckartal_Dam
Namibian politician (1941–2021)
Junius (1941 – 3 April 2021) was a Namibian politician who served as the Deputy Education Minister of the Interim Namibian Government from 1985 to 1989. Junius
Piet_Junius
Settlement in Hardap Region, Namibia
Asab (Nama: new (male)) is a settlement in the Hardap Region of southern Namibia. It is situated on the B1 national road about halfway between Mariental
Asab
2005) was a Namibian activist, educator and religious figure. From Hoachanas in the Hardap Region, Kooper was one of the first Namibians who travelled
Markus_Kooper
Secondary route in Namibia
ǁKaras Region in southern Namibia. It branches off the C15 between Gochas and Mata Mata, a couple of kilometers inside of Hardap Region, passes Koës, and
C17_road_(Namibia)
Electoral constituency in the Hardap region of central Namibia
constituency in the Hardap Region of Namibia. It was created in August 2013, following a recommendation of the Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation
Daweb_Constituency
Electoral constituency in Namibia
symbols. Rehoboth Urban East is an electoral constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia, comprising the suburbs of Rehoboth that are situated to the east
Rehoboth_Urban_East
Beauty pageant
Miss Namibia is a national beauty pageant in Namibia. The winner represents Namibia at Miss Universe pageant. The organization of Miss Namibia has produced
Miss_Namibia
Secondary route in Namibia
C15 is an untarred road in eastern Namibia travelling 448 kilometres (278 mi) through the Khomas, Hardap, and ǁKaras Regions. It starts in Dordabis and
C15_road_(Namibia)
Khauxas is a small settlement in the Hardap Region of central Namibia. It is situated 45 km from Rehoboth and belongs to the Rehoboth Rural electoral constituency
Khauxas
Namibian human rights activist and politician
Pauline Frannzisca Dempers (born 28 April 1962 in Aranos, Hardap Region) is a Namibian human rights activist and politician. In 1996, Dempers became national
Pauline_Dempers
The geology of Namibia encompasses rocks of Paleoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic to Cenozoic age. About 46% of the countryʼs
Geology_of_Namibia
in Namibia, both public and private. The beginnings of organised travel and transport routes in the territory of South West Africa, today Namibia, have
Transport_in_Namibia
Electoral constituency in Hardap region, Namibia
Rehoboth Rural is an electoral constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia. It had a population of 7,288 in 2011, down from 7,524 in 2001. Rehoboth Rural
Rehoboth_Rural
Namibian politician (born 1942)
14 May 1942 in Aranos, Hardap Region) is a Namibian politician. Viljoen was a member of the 4th National Assembly of Namibia from 2005 to 2010. From
Jurie_Viljoen
Namibian football club
Division Southern Stream from the Hardap Regional Division in 2014. Flamingos won promotion to the top-flight Namibia Premier League in their very first
Flamingos_F.C.
Nation is Hoachanas, a small settlement in southern central Namibia, today part of the Hardap Region. The word Khaiǁkhaun means "great defender" in Khoekhoe
Red_Nation_(Namibia)
Settlement in Hardap Region, Namibia
ǃHoaxaǃnâs) is a settlement of 3,000 inhabitants in the Hardap Region of southern central Namibia, located 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Kalkrand.
Hoachanas
Electoral constituency in Namibia
constituency in the Hardap Region of Namibia. It was created in August 2013, following a recommendation of the Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia, and in preparation
Aranos_Constituency
Football league
Khomas, Omaheke, Erongo, Hardap, and Karas regions. The winners of both the Northern and Southern Streams are promoted to the Namibia Premier Football League
Namibia_First_Division
Dam in Namibia
commissioned in September 1972. It is the third largest dam in Namibia after Hardap Dam to Naute's north and can hold up to 69 million cubic metres of water
Naute_Dam
sequences deposited in the Nama foreland basin in central and southern Namibia. The Nama Basin is a peripheral foreland basin, and the Nama Group was
Nama_Group
Namibian academic and politician (1935–2024)
Gerhard Karl Hans Tötemeyer (21 May 1935 – c. 31 January 2024) was a Namibian academic and politician who served as deputy minister of local government
Gerhard_Tötemeyer
The COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
COVID-19_pandemic_in_Namibia
Church in Namibia
congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK), located in Namibia with its capital in the city of Gochas, on the Auob River running through
Gochas_Reformed_Church
General elections were held in Namibia on 30 November and 1 December 1999 to elect a president and the National Assembly. Voting took place over two days
1999 Namibian general election
1999_Namibian_general_election
Topics referred to by the same term
district of Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany Mariental, Namibia, a settlement in the Hardap Region, Namibia Mariental, a valley near the Katzenbuckel located
Mariental
Place in Hardap Region, Namibia
Sesriem is a small settlement in the Namib Desert, in the Hardap Region of Namibia, close to the southern end of the Naukluft Mountains. It is especially
Sesriem
Mountain range in central Namibia
(Afrikaans and German: Naukluftberge) are a mountain range in central Namibia. The southern part of the mountain range forms the easternmost part of
Naukluft_Mountains
HARDAP NAMIBIA
HARDAP NAMIBIA
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Hadaway, itself a variant of Hathaway. Compare Hardaway.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hardy.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Slave of God; Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Strong
Boy/Male
Sikh
Slave of God
Boy/Male
Indian
Lion, Title of caliph Ali
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
God's Light
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern England)
English (mainly southeastern England) : habitational name from Harden in West Yorkshire, which gets its name from Old English hara ‘hare’ or hær ‘rock’ + denu ‘valley’. Harden in Staffordshire, recorded in the Middle Ages as Haworthyn, Harwerthyn (from Old English hēah ‘high’ + worðign ‘enclosure’), was probably not reduced to its modern form early enough to lie behind any examples of the surname.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair (see Hardy).North German : patronymic from a short form of a Germanic personal name with the first element hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeast), French, German (Harmann) and Dutch
English (mainly southeast), French, German (Harmann) and Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + man ‘man’ (see Hermann). In England this name was introduced by the Normans.Irish : generally of English origin (see 1); but sometimes also used as a variant of Hardiman, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hArgadáin (see Hargadon).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin; perhaps a nickname for someone with a copious or noticeable head of hair (see Haar).
Girl/Female
Danish, Hindu, Indian
Lake
Boy/Male
Hindu
Servant of Krishna
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a hardener of metals or a baker, from an agent derivative of Middle English harde(n); this verb is known to have been used with reference to metals and to heating dough.North German, Frisian, and Danish : from a personal name, Harder, Herder.South German : topographic name or habitational name from any of the places named with Middle High German hart ‘woodland used as pasture’.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Gods light, Strong
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Meditates on the Lord
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
One with Good Heart
Boy/Male
Indian
Blacksmith
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sikh
Variant of Herman; Soldier; Army Man; Lord's Heart; Everybody's Beloved; Noble; Bold; Hardy Man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Harding.French : from a pet form of any of several Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : occupational name for a herdsman, a variant of Herdman (see Heard). (The change of -er- to -ar- was a regular phonetic pattern in Old French and Middle English.)English : from an unattested Old English personal name Heardmann, composed of the elements heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’ + mann ‘man’. According to Reaney and Wilson, compound names with this second element became common in late Old English in eastern England.Irish : of English origin (see above), but sometimes confused with Harman.Dutch : variant of Hardeman 2.Americanized spelling of German Hartmann.
HARDAP NAMIBIA
HARDAP NAMIBIA
Boy/Male
Tamil
Garv
Female
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Valpuri, VAPPU means "salvation of the slain in battle."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Brought in Proximity
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Feather; Sanity; Decoration of Heaven
Girl/Female
English French American
Rules with elf-wisdom.
Boy/Male
Arabic
One who serves a wise man.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Good natured
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Caradine.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Fascinating; Captivating
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
The Greatest God
HARDAP NAMIBIA
HARDAP NAMIBIA
HARDAP NAMIBIA
HARDAP NAMIBIA
HARDAP NAMIBIA
n.
Making hard or harder.
n.
The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a.
v. t.
To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden clay or iron.
v. t.
To harden, as a metal, by hammering it in the cold state.
adv.
In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.
n.
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
v. t.
To harden too much; to make too hard.
superl.
Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.
v. i.
To become hard or harder; to acquire solidity, or more compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying.
superl.
Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.
superl.
Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.
v. t.
To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.
adv.
With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.
v. t.
To make hard as marble; to harden.
superl.
Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.
superl.
Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.
v. t.
To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.
n.
To play on the harp.
v. t.
To harden; to make hard.
a.
Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.