hardihood

 [hahr-dee-hood]  

har·di·hood

   [hahr-dee-hood]
noun
1.
boldness or daring; courage.
2.
audacity or impudence.
3.
strength; power; vigor: the hardihood of youth.
4.
hardy spirit or character; determination to survive; fortitude: the hardihood of early settlers.
Origin:
1625–35; hardy1 + -hood
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hardihood (ˈhɑːdɪˌhʊd)
 
—n
courage, daring, or audacity

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