-ard Definition

ərd
suffix
One that habitually or excessively is in a specified condition or performs a specified action.
Drunkard.
American Heritage
affix
One that carries some action, or possesses some quality, to excess.
Sluggard, drunkard.
Webster's New World
noun

A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.

Wiktionary
abbreviation
Acid Reflux Disease.
Wiktionary
adjective

Eye dialect spelling of hard.

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Other Word Forms of -ard

Noun

Singular:
-ard
Plural:
ards

Origin of -ard

  • Middle English from Old French of Germanic origin kar- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 20th-century borrowing from Norwegian ard ("plough").

    From Wiktionary

  • ME < OFr < MHG -hart < hart, bold, hard

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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