Coarse vs. Hard

Coarse vs. Hard — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Coarse and Hard

Coarseadjective

Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.

Hardadjective

(of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

Coarseadjective

Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy

coarse mannerscoarse language

Hardadjective

Resistant to pressure.

This bread is so stale and hard, I can barely cut it.

Coarseadjective

of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch;

coarse mealcoarse sanda coarse weave

Hardadjective

(of drink or drugs) Strong.

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Coarseadjective

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste;

he had coarse manners but a first-rate mindbehavior that branded him as commonan untutored and uncouth human beingan uncouth soldier--a real tough guyappealing to the vulgar taste for violencethe vulgar display of the newly rich

Hardadjective

(of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.

Coarseadjective

of low or inferior quality or value;

of what coarse metal ye are moldedproduced...the common cloths used by the poorer population

Hardadjective

Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).

Coarseadjective

conspicuously and tastelessly indecent;

coarse languagea crude jokecrude behavioran earthy sense of humora revoltingly gross expletivea vulgar gesturefull of language so vulgar it should have been edited

Hardadjective

(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

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Hardadjective

Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand.

a hard problem

Hardadjective

Demanding a lot of effort to endure.

a hard life

Hardadjective

Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.

a hard master;a hard heart;hard words;a hard characterdon't be so hard on yourself

Hardadjective

(dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

Hardadjective

Unquestionable.

hard evidence

Hardadjective

(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.

At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.

Hardadjective

Sexually aroused.

I got so hard watching two hot guys wrestle each other on the beach.

Hardadjective

(bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.

Hardadjective

Plosive.

There is a hard c in "clock" and a soft c in "centre".

Hardadjective

Unvoiced

Hard k, t, s, ch, as distinguished from soft, g, d, z, j.

Hardadjective

Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized

Hardadjective

(arts) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.

Hardadjective

Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

Hardadjective

Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.

Hardadjective

(uncomparable) In the form of a hard copy.

We need both a digital archive and a hard archive.

Hardadverb

(manner) With much force or effort.

He hit the puck hard up the ice.They worked hard all week.At the intersection, bear hard left.The recession hit them especially hard.Think hard about your choices.

Hardadverb

(manner) With difficulty.

His degree was hard earned.The vehicle moves hard.

Hardadverb

(obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.

Hardadverb

(manner) Compactly.

The lake had finally frozen hard.

Hardadverb

Near, close.

Hardnoun

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

Hardnoun

crack cocaine.

Hardnoun

(motorsports) hard tyre A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.

Hardadjective

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;

a difficult tasknesting places on the cliffs are difficult of accessdifficult timesa difficult childfound himself in a difficult situationwhy is it so hard for you to keep a secret?

Hardadjective

metaphorically hard;

a hard fatetook a hard looka hard bargainera hard climb

Hardadjective

not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated;

hard as rock

Hardadjective

very strong or vigorous;

strong windsa hard left to the china knockout puncha severe blow

Hardadjective

characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;

worked their arduous way up the mining valleya grueling campaignhard laborheavy workheavy goingspent many laborious hours on the projectset a punishing pace

Hardadjective

of speech sounds

Hardadjective

of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;

does a lot of hard drinkinga heavy drinker

Hardadjective

having undergone fermentation;

hard cider

Hardadjective

having a high alcoholic content;

hard liquor

Hardadjective

unfortunate or hard to bear;

had hard lucka tough break

Hardadjective

dried out;

hard dry rolls left over from the day before

Hardadverb

with effort or force or vigor;

the team played hardworked hard all daypressed hard on the leverhit the ball hardslammed the door hard

Hardadverb

with firmness;

held hard to the railing

Hardadverb

earnestly or intently;

thought hard about itstared hard at the accused

Hardadverb

causing great damage or hardship;

industries hit hard by the depressionshe was severely affected by the bank's failure

Hardadverb

slowly and with difficulty;

prejudices die hard

Hardadverb

indulging excessively;

he drank heavily

Hardadverb

into a solid condition;

concrete that sets hard within a few hours

Hardadverb

very near or close in space or time;

it stands hard by the railroad tracksthey were hard on his heelsa strike followed hard upon the plant's opening

Hardadverb

with pain or distress or bitterness;

he took the rejection very hard

Hardadverb

to the full extent possible; all the way;

hard aleethe ship went hard asternswung the wheel hard left