HARDIHOOD

boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood

(noun) the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; “the proposal required great boldness”; “the plan required great hardiness of heart”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hardihood (countable and uncountable, plural hardihoods)

Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.

Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance.

(of a plant) Ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness.

Source: Wiktionary


Hard"i*hood, n. Etym: [Hardy + -hood.]

Definition: Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence. A bound of graceful hardihood. Wordsworth. It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to iniquity. Buckminster.

Syn.

– Intrepidity; courage; pluck; resolution; stoutness; audacity; effrontery; impudence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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