Hardy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Being in robust and sturdy good health. See Synonyms at healthy.
  • adj. Courageous; intrepid.
  • adj. Brazenly daring; audacious.
  • adj. Capable of surviving unfavorable conditions, such as cold weather or lack of moisture. Used especially of cultivated plants.
  • n. A square-shanked chisel that fits into a square hole in an anvil.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.
  • n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
  • adj. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
  • adj. Strong; firm; compact.
  • adj. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance
  • adj. Able to withstand the cold of winter.
  • n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Bold; intrepid; daring; confident; audacious.
  • Requiring or imparting courage, vigor, and endurance; that must be done boldly or energetically: as, a hardy exploit; hardy occupations.
  • Strong; enduring; capable of resisting fatigue, hardship, or exposure: as, a hardy peasant; a hardy plant.
  • Synonyms Stout-hearted, courageous, valiant, daring. See note under hardihood.
  • Hale, robust, sturdy, tough.
  • To become hardy, daring, or audacious.
  • n. In blacksmithing, a chisel or fuller having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
  • adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  • adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  • n. United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
  • n. English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
  • Equivalent
    robust    bold   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    comedian    comic    author    writer   
    Cross Reference
    bold    courageous   
    Variant
    hardier    hardiest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bold    brave    stout    daring    resolute    intrepid    confident    shameless    strong    firm   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Azzopardi    Lombardi    cardy    hardie    pardi    pardy    tardy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    brave    sturdy    fearless    adventurous    enterprising    robust    stalwart    healthy    loyal    warlike