Though vs. Hard — What's the Difference?

Despite the fact that; although

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced

Conceding or supposing that; even if

Done with a great deal of force or strength

However; nevertheless

Requiring a great deal of endurance or effort

(Informal) Used as an intensive

(of information) reliable, especially because based on something true or substantiated

(conjunctive) Despite that; however.

Strongly alcoholic; denoting a spirit rather than beer or wine.

(degree) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.

(of water) containing relatively high concentrations of dissolved calcium and magnesium salts, which make lathering difficult

Despite the fact that; although.

(of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) erect.

(archaic) If, that, even if.

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go).

Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if.

With a great deal of effort

However; nevertheless; notwithstanding; - used in familiar language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence.

So as to be solid or firm

Despite the fact that;

To the fullest extent possible

(postpositive) however;

A road leading down across a foreshore.

Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid

Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment

Requiring great effort or endurance

Performed with or marked by great diligence or energy

Difficult to resolve, accomplish, or finish

Difficult to understand or impart

Proceeding or performing with force, vigor, or persistence; assiduous

Intense in force or degree

Inclement or severe

Stern, strict, or demanding

Lacking compassion or sympathy; callous

Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering

Oppressive or unjust in nature or effect

Harsh or severe in effect or intention

Marked by stubborn refusal to compromise or yield; uncompromising

Bitter or resentful

Showing disapproval, bitterness, or resentment

Causing damage or premature wear

Bad; adverse

Real and unassailable

Definite; firm

Free from illusion or sentimentality; practical or realistic

Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified

Marked by sharp delineation or contrast

Lacking in shade; undiminished

Hardcore.

Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle more acute than other possible routes.

Metallic, as opposed to paper. Used of currency.

Backed by bullion rather than by credit. Used of currency.

High and stable. Used of prices.

Durable; lasting

Written or printed rather than stored in electronic media

Erect; tumid. Used of a penis.

Having high alcoholic content; intoxicating

Rendered alcoholic by fermentation; fermented

Containing dissolved salts that interfere with the lathering action of soap or other cleansing agents. Used of water.

(Linguistics) Velar, as in c in cake or g in log, as opposed to palatal or soft.

(Physics) Of relatively high energy; penetrating

High in gluten content

(Chemistry) Resistant to biodegradation

Extremely or dangerously addictive. Used of certain illegal drugs, such as heroin.

With strenuous effort; intently

With great force, vigor, or energy

In such a way as to cause great damage or hardship

With great distress, grief, or bitterness

Firmly; securely

Toward or into a solid condition

Near in space or time; close

(Nautical) Completely; fully

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

Resistant to pressure.

(of drink or drugs) Strong.

(of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.

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

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

Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).

Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.

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

Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.

Demanding a lot of effort to endure.

Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.

(dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

(military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.

(slang) Tough and muscular.

Unquestionable, unequivocal.

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

Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.

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

Fortis.

Plosive.

Unvoiced.

(Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.

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

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

Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.

(uncomparable)

In a physical form, not digital.

Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.

(politics) Far, extreme.

Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.

(finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.

(manner) With much force or effort.

(manner) With difficulty.

(obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.

(manner) Compactly.

Near, close.

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

A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.

Crack cocaine.

Hard labor.

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; - applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.

Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem.

Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.

Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.

Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.

Not easy or agreeable to the taste; harsh; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style.

Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.

Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another; - said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc.

Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.

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

With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly.

With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.

Uneasily; vexatiously; slowly.

So as to raise difficulties.

With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; nimbly; as, to run hard.

Close or near.

To harden; to make hard.

A ford or passage across a river or swamp.

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

Metaphorically hard;

Not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated;

Very strong or vigorous;

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

Of speech sounds

Of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;

Having undergone fermentation;

Having a high alcoholic content;

Unfortunate or hard to bear;

Dried out;

With effort or force or vigor;

With firmness;

Earnestly or intently;

Causing great damage or hardship;

Slowly and with difficulty;

Indulging excessively;

Into a solid condition;

Very near or close in space or time;

With pain or distress or bitterness;

To the full extent possible; all the way;