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har·dy1

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–adjective, -di·er, -di·est.

1.	capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.

2.	(of plants) able to withstand the cold of winter in the open air.

3.	requiring great physical courage, vigor, or endurance: the hardiest sports.

4.	bold or daring; courageous: hardy soldiers.

5.	unduly bold; presumptuous; foolhardy.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME hardi < OF, ptp. of *hardir to harden, make brave < Gmc; cf. Goth -hardjan, OHG hartjan to harden

]

—Synonyms 1. vigorous, robust, hale, stout, sound. 4. intrepid, resolute, brave.

—Antonyms 1. weak. 4. timid.

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–noun, plural -dies.

a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.

[Origin: 1865–70; hard + -y²

]

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–noun

1.	Godfrey Harold, 1877–1947, English mathematician.

2.	Oliver, 1892–1957, U.S. motion-picture comedian.

3.	Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet.

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adj. har·di·er, har·di·est

Being in robust and sturdy good health. See Synonyms at healthy.
Courageous; intrepid.
Brazenly daring; audacious.
Capable of surviving unfavorable conditions, such as cold weather or lack of moisture. Used especially of cultivated plants.

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

har'di·ly adv., har'di·ness n.

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n. pl. har·dies
A square-shanked chisel that fits into a square hole in an anvil.

[Probably from hard.]

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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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hardy

c.1225, "bold, daring, fearless," from O.Fr. hardi, from pp. of hardir "to harden, be or make bold," from Frank. *hardjan (cf. Goth. gahardjan "make hard"), infl. by Eng. hard; from W.Gmc. *kharthjan "to make hard."

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hardy
adjective
1.	having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
2.	able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
3.	invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: audacious]
noun
1.	United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
2.	English novelist and poet (1840-1928)

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hardy [ˈhaːdi] adjective

tough; strong; able to bear cold, tiredness etc
Example: This plant is very hardy and able to survive even rough winter weather.

Arabic:	جَريء ، شُجاع
Chinese (Simplified):	强壮的,能吃苦的,耐寒的
Chinese (Traditional):	強壯的, 能吃苦的
Czech:	otužilý
Danish:	hårdfør
Dutch:	(ge)hard
Estonian:	vastupidav, karastatud; (taime kohta) talvekindel
Finnish:	karaistunut
French:	robuste
German:	abgehärtet
Greek:	σκληραγωγημένος
Hungarian:	edzett
Icelandic:	harðger, harður
Indonesian:	tahan, tangguh
Italian:	resistente, robusto

Japanese:	がんじょうな
Korean:	건장한
Latvian:	norūdīts; izturīgs
Lithuanian:	ištvermingas, tvirtas
Norwegian:	robust, tøff, hardfør
Polish:	odporny, twardy
Portuguese (Brazil):	valente
Portuguese (Portugal):	robusto
Romanian:	robust
Russian:	выносливый
Slovak:	otužilý
Slovenian:	utrjen
Spanish:	fuerte, resistente; robusto
Swedish:	härdad, härdig, tålig
Turkish:	dayanıklı

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Hardy County, WV (county, FIPS 31) Location: 39.00534 N, 78.86335 W
Population (1990): 10977 (5573 housing units)
Area: 1511.1 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)

Hardy, AR (city, FIPS 29920) Location: 36.32149 N, 91.48042 W
Population (1990): 538 (357 housing units)
Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72542

Hardy, IA (city, FIPS 34455) Location: 42.81024 N, 94.05148 W
Population (1990): 47 (26 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50545

Hardy, KY Zip code(s): 41531

Hardy, NE (village, FIPS 20995) Location: 40.01163 N, 97.92331 W
Population (1990): 206 (93 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68943

Hardy, VA Zip code(s): 24101

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Hardy

Fool"har`dy\, a. [OF. folhardi. See Fool idiot, and Hardy.] Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold. --Howell.

Syn: Rash; venturesome; venturous; precipitate; reckless; headlong; incautious. See Rash.

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Hard\, a. [Compar. Harder; superl. Hardest.] [OE. heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. heard, G. hart, OHG. harti, Icel. har?r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr.? strong, ?, ?, strength, and also to E. -ard, as in coward, drunkard, -crat, -cracy in autocrat, democracy; cf. Skr. kratu strength, ? to do, make. Cf. Hardy.]

1. Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.

2. Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem.

The hard causes they brought unto Moses. --Ex. xviii. 26.

In which are some things hard to be understood. --2 Peter iii. 16.

3. Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.

4. Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

The stag was too hard for the horse. --L'Estrange.

A power which will be always too hard for them. --Addison.

5. Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.

I never could drive a hard bargain. --Burke.

6. Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.

7. Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style.

Figures harder than even the marble itself. --Dryden.

8. Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.

9. (Pron.) Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another; -- said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc.

10. Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.

11. (Painting) (a) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition. (b) Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the coloring or light and shade.

Hard cancer, Hard case, etc. See under Cancer, Case, etc.

Hard clam, or Hard-shelled clam (Zo["o]l.), the guahog.

Hard coal, anthracite, as distinguished from bituminous or soft coal.

Hard and fast. (Naut.) See under Fast.

Hard finish (Arch.), a smooth finishing coat of hard fine plaster applied to the surface of rough plastering.

Hard lines, hardship; difficult conditions.

Hard money, coin or specie, as distinguished from paper money.

Hard oyster (Zo["o]l.), the northern native oyster. [Local, U. S.]

Hard pan, the hard stratum of earth lying beneath the soil; hence, figuratively, the firm, substantial, fundamental part or quality of anything; as, the hard pan of character, of a matter in dispute, etc. See Pan.

Hard rubber. See under Rubber.

Hard solder. See under Solder.

Hard water, water, which contains lime or some mineral substance rendering it unfit for washing. See Hardness, 3.

Hard wood, wood of a solid or hard texture; as walnut, oak, ash, box, and the like, in distinction from pine, poplar, hemlock, etc.

In hard condition, in excellent condition for racing; having firm muscles;-said of race horses.

Syn: Solid; arduous; powerful; trying; unyielding; stubborn; stern; flinty; unfeeling; harsh; difficult; severe; obdurate; rigid. See Solid, and Arduous.

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