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Hardy Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Hardy?
[n] English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
[n] United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) [adj] able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures" [adj] resolute and without fear [adj] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hardy: doughty | fearless | manful | manlike | manly | Oliver Hardy | robust | rugged | stalwart | stout | sturdy | Thomas Hardy Related Terms | Find terms related to Hardy: abiding | able-bodied | aged | age-long | ancient | antique | beefy | bold | bold-spirited | bouncing | brave | cartilaginous | chewy | chivalric | chivalrous | chronic | cohesive | constant | continuing | coriaceous | courageous | daring | deciduous | diuturnal | doughty | durable | enduring | ephemeral | evergreen | fearless | fibrous | fit | flush | forceful | forcible | forcy | full-blooded | full-strength | gallant | greathearted | gristly | gutsy | gutty | hale | hale and hearty | half-hardy | hard | hard as nails | healthy | hearty | hefty | heroic | herolike | husky | immutable | intransient | intrepid | inveterate | iron-hard | ironhearted | knightlike | knightly | lasting | leatherlike | leathery | lionhearted | longeval | longevous | long-lasting | long-lived | long-standing | long-term | lusty | macrobiotic | manful | manly | mighty | nervy | obstinate | of long duration | of long standing | perdurable | perduring | perennial | permanent | perpetual | persistent | persisting | plucky | potent | powerful | puissant | red-blooded | remaining | resistant | robust | robustious | robustuous | ropy | rude | rugged | sempervirent | sinewy | soldierlike | soldierly | sound | stable | stalwart | staying | steadfast | steely | stiff | stout | stouthearted | strapping | stringy | strong | strong as brandy | strong as strong | strong-willed | stubborn | sturdy | tenacious | tough | tough as leather | unfading | untiring | valiant | valorous | vigorous | viscid | vital | wiry See Also | author | comedian | comic | Laurel and Hardy | writer Hardy In Webster's Dictionary \Har"dy\, a. [Compar. {Hardier}; superl. {Hardiest}.] [F.
hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin,
cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. h["a]rten. See {Hard}, a.]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; 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. 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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