Hardiness

Har·dy  (härd), Oliver 1892-1957.

American comedian famous for the slapstick films he made with his partner Stan Laurel, including The Music Box (1932) and Way Out West (1937).

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Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928.

British writer noted for his Wessex novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), and Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891).

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har·dy ¹  (härd)

adj. har·di·er, har·di·est

1. Being in robust and sturdy good health. See Synonyms at healthy.

2. Courageous; intrepid.

3. Brazenly daring; audacious.

4. Capable of surviving unfavorable conditions, such as cold weather or lack of moisture. Used especially of cultivated plants.

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[Middle English, from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir, make hard, embolden, of Germanic origin; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]

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hardi·ly adv.

hardi·ness n.

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har·dy ²  (härd)

n. pl. har·dies

A square-shanked chisel that fits into a square hole in an anvil.

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[Probably from hard.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hardiness - the property of being strong and healthy in constitution lustiness, robustness, validity strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
	2.	hardiness - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart" boldness, hardihood, daring fearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear adventurousness, venturesomeness - the trait of being adventurous daredevilry, daredeviltry - boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior audaciousness, audacity, temerity - fearless daring brazenness, shamelessness - behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame