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tough vs hardened

hardened vs tough

tough is a noun but hardened is not a noun.

tough and hardened both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
hardened No Yes No No
tough (noun) hardened (noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal
a cruel and brutal fellow
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
tough (adjective) hardened (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
physically toughened protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
not given to gentleness or sentimentality made tough by habitual exposure
unfortunate or hard to bear converted to solid form (as concrete)
substantially made or constructed used of persons; emotionally hardened
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
violent and lawless
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Difference between tough and hardened

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