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hardinesses

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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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