/ Dictionary / Index H hard-nosed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hard-nosed Pronunciation: (härd'nōzd"), [key] — adj. Informal. hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard-nosed labor leader. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hard-nosed (Thesaurus) hard-nose hard-of-hearing Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diaphanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language