English Online Dictionary. What means harder? What does harder mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hädʹə, IPA(key): /hɑːdə/
- (General American) enPR: härdʹər, IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹdɚ/, [ˈhɑɹɾɚ]
- Hyphenation: hard‧er
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)də(ɹ)
Etymology 1
From hard + -er.
Adjective
harder
- comparative form of hard: more hard
Derived terms
- harder working
Etymology 2
From Afrikaans haarder (“mullet”).
Noun
harder (plural harders)
- Alternative spelling of haarder
Anagrams
- Harred, Herard
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑr.dər/
- Hyphenation: har‧der
- Rhymes: -ɑrdər
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch harder. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
harder m (plural harders)
- a mullet, fish of the family Mugilidae
- a flathead mullet, flathead grey mullet, Mugil cephalus
Descendants
- Afrikaans: harder
- → Papiamentu: aldu, haldu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
harder
- comparative degree of hard
French
Pronunciation
Verb
harder
- to harness together (hunting dogs etc)