hardened vs toughened what difference
what is difference between hardened and toughened
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹdn̩d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːdn̩d/
- Hyphenation: hard‧ened
Verb
hardened
- simple past tense and past participle of harden
Adjective
hardened (comparative more hardened, superlative most hardened)
- Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.
- The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.
- Firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate.
- (computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
- a hardened air base
- a hardened server
Derived terms
- battle-hardened
- radiation-hardened
- unhardened
Translations
Anagrams
- adherend, deharden
English
Verb
toughened
- simple past tense and past participle of toughen
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