hard-nosed vs realistic

hard-nosed and realistic both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hard-nosed	No	Yes	No	No
realistic	No	Yes	No	No

hard-nosed (adjective)	realistic (adjective)
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory	aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
	of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism
	representing what is real; not abstract or ideal