audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing
(adjective) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; “audacious explorers”; “fearless reporters and photographers”; “intrepid pioneers”
hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy
(adjective) having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; “hardy explorers of northern Canada”; “proud of her tall stalwart son”; “stout seamen”; “sturdy young athletes”
hardy
(adjective) able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions; “strawberries are hardy and easy to grow”; “camels are tough and hardy creatures”
Hardy, Thomas Hardy
(noun) English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
Hardy, Oliver Hardy
(noun) United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hardy
A common surname, originally a nickname for a hardy person.
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet.
A male given name from surnames.
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hardy (comparative hardier, superlative hardiest)
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
(botany) Able to survive adverse growing conditions.
Brave and resolute.
Impudent.
• robust
• rugged
• strong
hardy (plural hardies)
(usually, in the plural) Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.
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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Source: Wiktionary
Har"dy, a. [Compar. Hardier; superl. Hardiest.] Etym: [F.hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. härten. See Hard, a.]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; 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.
Har"dy, n.
Definition: A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
