Translate hardened | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of hardened
adjective
1having become or been made hard or harder:hardened steel strengthened or made secure against attack, especially by nuclear weapons:the silos are hardened against air attack
2 [attributive] experienced in a particular job or activity and therefore not easily upset by its more unpleasant aspects:hardened police officers [in combination]:a battle-hardened veteran utterly fixed in a habit or way of life seen as bad:hardened criminals a hardened liar
