Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Being in robust and sturdy good health. See Synonyms at healthy.
- adj. Courageous; intrepid.
- adj. Brazenly daring; audacious.
- adj. Capable of surviving unfavorable conditions, such as cold weather or lack of moisture. Used especially of cultivated plants.
- n. A square-shanked chisel that fits into a square hole in an anvil.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Bold; intrepid; daring; confident; audacious.
- Requiring or imparting courage, vigor, and endurance; that must be done boldly or energetically: as, a hardy exploit; hardy occupations.
- Strong; enduring; capable of resisting fatigue, hardship, or exposure: as, a hardy peasant; a hardy plant.
- Synonyms Stout-hearted, courageous, valiant, daring. See note under hardihood.
- Hale, robust, sturdy, tough.
- To become hardy, daring, or audacious.
- n. In blacksmithing, a chisel or fuller having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil.
Wiktionary
- adj. Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.
- n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
- adj. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
- adj. Strong; firm; compact.
- adj. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance
- adj. Able to withstand the cold of winter.
- n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
- adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
- adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- n. United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- n. English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir, make hard, embolden, of Germanic origin; see kar- in Indo-European roots.Probably from hard. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Palin hardy put up with anything, and manufactured most of it herself anyway.”
“It's not very cold hardy and with the below-zero temperatures that can blanket the region, cold hardy is a characteristic that local vines need.”
“But a certain hardy minority think that the criticism is overblown and actually like using Vista.”
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“For a multiplicity of reasons, it has, in hardy memetic fashion, taken on a life of its own.”
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“These are "hardy" -- that is, they will remain fertile for a long time if kept in a cool, dry place; moisture will cause them to putrify, and heat to germinate.”
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“It's interesting to speculate to what extent prominent personalities, who are by definition hardy, robust types are prone to the anguish that normally accompanies the breakup of a long marriage, with children.”
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“Wheat is known as a hardy plant, and farmers often say it has "nine lives" because it can recover from harsh conditions.”
“They have something known as the hardy survivor effect.”
“Cassava is well known as a hardy crop that can withstand very stressful conditions.”
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“In the large hood of the red cloak a hardy-looking infant is tied up, its little head and hand being alone visible, which are engaged in munching and holding a crust of bread.”
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