hard-edge

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd ej]
- /hɑrd ɛdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd ej]
- /hɑrd ɛdʒ/

Definitions of hard-edge word

adjective hard-edge of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of abstract painting associated with the 1960s and marked chiefly by sharply outlined geometric or nongeometric forms. 1
adjective hard-edge of, relating to, or denoting a style of painting in which vividly coloured subjects are clearly delineated 0
adjective hard-edge designating or of any painting or work of art in which there are hard, or clearly defined, edges to the shapes, as of color, on the surface 0
adjective hard-edge intense or sharp; clearly defined 0

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Origin of hard-edge

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Hard-edge

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hard-edge

hard-edge popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.