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noun
The quality of being hardy.
The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality of being hardy.
The quality of being bold in the face of risk or authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: hardihood, audacity, boldness, firmness, assurance
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Hardship; fatigue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: boldness, daring, hardihood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fearlessness
Narrower terms: adventurousness, venturesomeness, daredevilry, daredeviltry, audacity, audaciousness, temerity, shamelessness, brazenness
noun
the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: robustness, lustiness, validity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strength
History
From Middle English hardynesse; equivalent to hardy + -ness.
Across languages
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