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hardy

vigorous; robust; stout; brave: The early settlers were hardy people.

Not to be confused with:

hearty – warm-hearted; jovial; substantial: He gave me a hearty handshake.

har·dy¹

(här′dē)

adj. har·di·er, har·di·est

1. Able to withstand difficult or adverse conditions; robust: hardy explorers; hardy perennials.

a. Courageous; intrepid.

b. Archaic Brazenly daring; audacious.

[Middle English, from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir, make hard, embolden, of Germanic origin; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]

har′di·ly adv.

har′di·ness n.

hardy2

left to right: cold-cutting and hot-cutting hardy chisel heads

har·dy²

(här′dē)

n. pl. har·dies

A square-shanked chisel that fits into a square hole in an anvil.

[Probably from hard.]

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hardy

(ˈhɑːdɪ)

adj, -dier or -diest

1. having or demanding a tough constitution; robust

2. bold; courageous

3. foolhardy; rash

4. (Botany) (of plants) able to live out of doors throughout the winter

[C13: from Old French hardi bold, past participle of hardir to become bold, of Germanic origin; compare Old English hierdan to harden¹, Old Norse hertha, Old High German herten]

hardy

(ˈhɑːdɪ)

n, pl -dies

(Tools) any blacksmith's tool made with a square shank so that it can be lodged in a square hole in an anvil

[C19: probably from hard]

Hardy

(ˈhɑːdɪ)

1. (Biography) Oliver. See Laurel and Hardy

2. (Biography) Thomas. 1840–1928, British novelist and poet. Most of his novels are set in his native Dorset (part of his fictional Wessex) and include Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Return of the Native (1878), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), and Jude the Obscure (1895), after which his work consisted chiefly of verse

3. (Biography) Sir Thomas Masterman. 1769–1839, British naval officer, flag captain under Nelson (1799–1805): 1st Sea Lord (1830)

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har•dy

(ˈhɑr di)

adj. -di•er, -di•est.

1. sturdy; strong: a hardy constitution.

2. (of plants) able to withstand the cold of winter in the open air.

3. requiring great physical courage, vigor, or endurance: hardy sports.

4. courageous: hardy explorers.

5. unduly bold; presumptuous; foolhardy.

[1175–1225; Middle English hardi < Old French, past participle of *hardir to harden, make brave < Germanic; compare Old High German hartjan to harden, Gothic -hardjan]

har′di•ness, n.

Har•dy

(ˈhɑr di)

n.

1. Oliver, 1892–1957, U.S. motion-picture comedian.

2. Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet.

Hardy

A heavy chisel designed to fit upright in the hardy-hole of an anvil.

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Noun	1.	Hardy - United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) Oliver Hardy Laurel and Hardy - United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together
	2.	Hardy - English novelist and poet (1840-1928) Thomas Hardy
Adj.	1.	hardy - 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" stalwart, sturdy, stout robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
	2.	hardy - able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures" robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
	3.	hardy - invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" audacious, dauntless, intrepid, unfearing, fearless, brave bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

hardy

adjective

1. strong, tough, robust, sound, fit, healthy, vigorous, rugged, sturdy, hale, stout, stalwart, hearty, lusty, in fine fettle They grew up to be farmers, round-faced and hardy.
strong soft, weak, delicate, fragile, frail, feeble, sickly, weedy

2. courageous, brave, daring, bold, heroic, manly, gritty, feisty (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), resolute, intrepid, valiant, plucky, valorous, stouthearted A few hardy souls leapt into the encircling seas.
courageous soft, weak, feeble, weedy (informal), faint-hearted, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)

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hardy

adjective

1. Physically toughened so as to have great endurance:

hard, hard-bitten, hard-handed, rugged, tough.

Idiom: hard as nails.

2. Capable of exerting considerable effort or of withstanding considerable stress or hardship:

stalwart, stout, strong, sturdy, tough.

3. Having or showing courage:

audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.

Informal: spunky.

Slang: gutsy, gutty.

Translations

جَريء ، شُجاع

otužilý

hårdfør

abgehärtet

fuerte resistente robusto

robuste

harîger, harîur

accanito ardito audace gagliardo resistente

ištvermingumas

izturīgsnorūdīts

hardfør

otužilý

dayanıklı

强壮的能吃苦耐劳的

hardy

[ˈhɑːdɪ] ADJ (hardier (compar) (hardiest (superl))) → fuerte, robusto (Bot) → resistente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hardy

[ˈhɑː^rdi] adj

[person, animal] → robuste

[plant] → résistant(e) au gel

hardy

adj (+er)

(= tough, robust) person, animal → robust, zäh; (= hardened) → abgehärtet; (Bot) plant → winterhart

(= bold) person → unerschrocken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hardy

[ˈhɑːdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → forte, robusto/a (Bot) → resistente al gelo

hardy

(ˈhaːdi) adjective

tough; strong; able to bear cold, tiredness etc. This plant is very hardy and able to survive even rough winter weather.

ˈhardiness noun

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By careful selection they rear only the hardiest specimens of each species, and with almost supernatural foresight they regulate the birth rate to merely offset the loss by death.

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In point of endurance it was acknowledged that he could kill the hardiest of them.

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Even the hardiest of them heartily disliked the turn and the man, although Duckworth, and Duckworth's Trained Cats and Rats, were an invariable popular success.

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Of these the hardiest, and in a general way the youngest, threw stones against the front of the building, the only part accessible, but carefully missed the unshuttered windows.

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I, too, in the grey, small, antique structure, with its low roof, its latticed casements, its mouldering walls, its avenue of aged firs--all grown aslant under the stress of mountain winds; its garden, dark with yew and holly--and where no flowers but of the hardiest species would bloom--found a charm both potent and permanent.

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A band of Pawnees or of Blackfeet may occasionally traverse it in order to reach other hunting-grounds, but the hardiest of the braves are glad to lose sight of those awesome plains, and to find themselves once more upon their prairies.

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- Phil Mackie, Edinburgh The Japanese banana, Musa basjoo, is the hardiest of the bunch.

Welcome to my potting shed! [...]

Musa basjoo THIS tropical banana plant is a must-have - especially as it is the hardiest and most tolerant of the variable weather conditions that British summers have to offer.

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Recently, the harsh reality of climate change has been climbing the news agenda - with the help of Attenborough, Greta Thunberg, and Extinction Rebellion making even the hardiest sceptics pause for thought.

Act now to stop climate change

The May Day bank holiday is often associated with the first barbecue of the year but only the hardiest will be braving their shorts this weekend.

Wind bringing Arctic chill to bank holiday

Racing people are the hardiest folk but there was clear emotion on the face of the Meath man as his dreams came true.

Rain whets the appetite for day one punters.

Heck, only the hardiest among us didn't want to pull the shades, listen to a little Jimmy Buffett and pretend spring, like the groundhog said, was right around the corner.

Sometimes it feels like a dream, but it really wasn't so long ago we were breezi

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