Hardy Definition
härdē
hardier, hardiest
adjective
hardier, hardiest
Able to withstand fatigue, privation, etc.; robust; vigorous.
Webster's New World
Bold and resolute; daring; courageous.
Webster's New World
Courageous; intrepid.
American Heritage
Too bold; full of temerity; rash.
Webster's New World
Able to survive the winter without special care.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A chisel with a square shank, used by blacksmiths: it fits into a square hole (hardy hole) in the anvil.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- thomas hardy
- Oliver Hardy
pronoun
A common surname, originally a nickname for a hardy person.
Wiktionary
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet.
Wiktionary
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Hardy
Adjective
Base Form:
hardy
Comparative:
hardierSuperlative:
hardiestOrigin of Hardy
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Middle English from Old French hardi past participle of hardir make hard, embolden of Germanic origin kar- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French hardi, past participle of hardir (“harden, make bold”), from Frankish *hardjan. Cognate with hard.
From Wiktionary
Probably from hard
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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