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
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
18 September 2024
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
