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har⋅di⋅ness

  [hahr-dee-nis]
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–noun
1. the capacity for enduring or sustaining hardship, privation, etc.; capability of surviving under unfavorable conditions.
2. courage; boldness; audacity.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see hardy 1 , -ness
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har·dy 1   (här'dē)   
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.


[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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