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noun
Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Of a plant, an ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: boldness, daring, hardiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fearlessness
Narrower terms: adventurousness, venturesomeness, daredevilry, daredeviltry, audacity, audaciousness, temerity, shamelessness, brazenness
History
From hardy + -hood. Compare Dutch hardigheid (“hardness, callousness”), German Hartigkeit (“hardness”).
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
