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har⋅dy

1  [hahr-dee]
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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.

har⋅dy

2  [hahr-dee]
–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 + -y 2

Har⋅dy

  [hahr-dee]
–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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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.
har·dy 2   (här'dē)   
n.   pl. har·dies
A square-shanked chisel that fits into a square hole in an anvil.

[Probably from hard.]
Har·dy   (här'dē)   
American comedian famous for the slapstick films he made with his partner Stan Laurel, including The Music Box (1932) and Way Out West (1937).
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

Har"dy\, a. [Compar. Hardier; superl. Hardiest.] [F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. h["a]rten. See Hard, a.]

1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.

Hap helpeth hardy man alway. --Chaucer.

2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.

3. Strong; firm; compact.

[A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. --South.

4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.

5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.

Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.

Hardy

Har"dy\, n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
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Language Translation for : hardy
Spanish: fuerte, resistente; robusto,
German: abgehärtet,
Japanese: がんじょうな
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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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