hardy

Speech parts

1. hardy - Noun

2. hardy - Adjective

3. hardy - Adjective Satellite

4. Hardy - Proper noun

Meaning

Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.

Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.

Strong; firm; compact.

Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.

Able to withstand the cold of winter.

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 dictionary

Synonyms

robust rugged sturdy doughty dauntless sound strong intrepid solid tough vigorous brave stout resilient fearless
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Antonyms

coward guppy ranker weak yellow ill
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Phrases with the word

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Derivatives

hardier hardiest

Anagrams

hydra

Examples

In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian. Alberto Manguel

There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her. Carly Simon

But the idea of a man making his living by writing seemed, in that hardy environment, so fantastic that even today I am sometimes myself assailed by a feeling of unreality. Robert E. Howard

Sharks are hardy creatures, but they do not thrive on public transportation. Dave Barry

Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food. Welsh Proverb

It will be fool's hardy for the ant to chase an elephant. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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