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hardy
1[ hahr-dee ]
adjective
, har·di·er, har·di·est.
- capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong:
hardy explorers of northern Canada.
Synonyms: sound, stout, hale, robust, vigorous
Antonyms: weak
- (of plants) able to withstand the cold of winter in the open air.
- requiring great physical courage, vigor, or endurance:
the hardiest sports.
- bold or daring; courageous:
hardy soldiers.
Synonyms: brave, resolute, intrepid
Antonyms: timid
- unduly bold; presumptuous; foolhardy.
hardy
2[ hahr-dee ]
noun
, plural har·dies.
- a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole hardy hole in a blacksmith's anvil.
Hardy
3[ hahr-dee ]
noun
- Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.
- Oliver, 1892–1957, U.S. motion-picture comedian.
- Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet.
hardy
1/ ˈhɑːdɪ /
adjective
- having or demanding a tough constitution; robust
- bold; courageous
- foolhardy; rash
- (of plants) able to live out of doors throughout the winter
hardy
2/ ˈhɑːdɪ /
noun
- any blacksmith's tool made with a square shank so that it can be lodged in a square hole in an anvil
Hardy
3/ ˈhɑːdɪ /
noun
- Oliver. See Laurel and Hardy
- HardyThomas18401928MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: poet Thomas. 1840–1928, British novelist and poet. Most of his novels are set in his native Dorset (part of his fictional Wessex) and include Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Return of the Native (1878), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895), after which his work consisted chiefly of verse
- HardySir Thomas Masterman17691839MBritishMILITARY: admiral Sir Thomas Masterman. 1769–1839, British naval officer, flag captain under Nelson (1799–1805): 1st Sea Lord (1830)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hardy1
1175–1225; Middle English hardi < Old French, past participle of *hardir to harden, make brave < Germanic; compare Gothic -hardjan, Old High German hartjan to harden
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hardy1
C13: from Old French hardi bold, past participle of hardir to become bold, of Germanic origin; compare Old English hierdan to harden 1, Old Norse hertha, Old High German herten
Origin of hardy2
C19: probably from hard
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