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har⋅di⋅hood

  [hahr-dee-hood]
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–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; hardy 1 + -hood
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har·di·hood   (här'dē-hŏŏd')   
n.  
  1. Boldness and daring.
  2. Impudence or insolence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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