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hard·work·ing adjective : INDUSTRIOUS

har·dy adjective har·di·er; -est 1 : BOLD, BRAVE

2 : intrepidly daring : AUDACIOUS

3 a : ROBUST

b : able to withstand adverse conditions <~ shrubs>

— har·di·ly adverb

— har·di·ness noun

Synonyms

[2] adventurous, audacious, bold, daring, enterprising, gutsy, nervy, venturesome—more at BOLD

[3b] hard, hard-bitten, rugged, stout, strong, sturdy, tough, vigorous; also flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart; durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch, staying, tenacious, unyielding; prospering, thriving; able-bodied, brawny, muscular; fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, robust, sound, strapping, virile; annealed, seasoned, tempered

Antonyms

delicate, soft, tender, weak

hare noun, plural hare or hares : any of various swift timid long-eared mammals like the related rabbits but born with open eyes and fur

hare·bell noun : a slender herb with bright blue bell-shaped flowers

hare·brained adjective : lacking in sense, judgment, or discretion

Synonyms

cockeyed, crazy, cuckoo, foolish, insane, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly—more at FOOLISH

hare·lip noun, sometimes offensive

: a birth defect characterized by one or more clefts in the upper lip — hare·lipped adjective

ha·rem noun [ORIGIN: Ar ḥarīm, lit., something forbidden & ḥaram, lit., sanctuary]

1 : a house or part of a house allotted to women in a Muslim household

2 : the women and servants occupying a harem

3 : a group of females associated with one male

hark verb : to pay close attention : LISTEN

Synonyms

attend, hear, heed, listen, mind—more at LISTEN

harken variant of HEARKEN

har·le·quin noun 1 cap : a character (as in comedy) with a shaved head, masked face, variegated tights, and wooden sword

2 : a fool or comedian in an entertainment (as a circus) : CLOWN

Synonyms

buffoon, clown, zany—more at CLOWN

har·lot noun : a woman who engages in sexual activities esp. for money : PROSTITUTE

1harm noun 1 : physical or mental damage : INJURY

2 : MISCHIEF, HURT

Synonyms

damage, detriment, hurt, injury—more at INJURY

2harm verb : to cause harm to : INJURE

Synonyms

damage, hurt, injure, wound—more at INJURE

harm·ful adjective : of a kind likely to be damaging

— harm·ful·ly adverb

— harm·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, evil, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial; also hostile, inimical, unfriendly; contagious, deadly, infectious, pestilent, pestilential, poisonous, venomous; insidious, menacing, ominous, sinister, threatening; dangerous, hazardous, imperiling, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe, unsound; nasty, noisome, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome; destructive, fatal, lethal, malignant, ruinous

Antonyms

harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, safe

harm·less adjective : lacking capacity or intent to injure

— harm·less·ly adverb

— harm·less·ness noun

Synonyms

innocent, innocuous, safe, white; also healthful, healthy, salubrious, wholesome; benign, benignant; sound, trustworthy; gentle, gracious, mild; nonthreatening, painless, unobjectionable; noncorrosive, nondestructive, nonfatal, noninfectious, nonlethal, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvenomous

Antonyms

adverse, bad, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious

1harmonic adjective 1 : of or relating to musical harmony or harmonics

2 : pleasing to the ear

— har·mon·i·cal·ly adverb

2harmonic noun : a musical overtone

har·mon·i·ca noun : a small wind instrument in which the sound is produced by metal reeds

har·mo·ni·ous adjective 1 : musically concordant

2 : having the parts agreeably related : CONGRUOUS

3 : marked by accord in sentiment or action

— har·mo·ni·ous·ly adverb

— har·mo·ni·ous·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] euphonious, melodious, musical, symphonic, tuneful; also blending, chiming, flowing, mellifluous; dulcet, mellow, melodic, sweet; resonant, sonorous;