hardy

har·dy

adjective

The definition of hardy is someone or something robust or showing great strength to make it through harsh conditions, such as the winter cold.

An example of someone who would be described as hardy is a tough and strong farmer.
An example of something that would be described as hardy is a plant that survives even after a frost.

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hardy

adjective

-·dier, -·di·est

bold and resolute; daring; courageous
too bold; full of temerity; rash
able to withstand fatigue, privation, etc.; robust; vigorous
able to survive the winter without special care: said of plants

Origin of hardy

Middle English and Old French hardi, past participle of hardir, to make bold from Frankish an unverified form hardjan, to make hard from an unverified form hard-, hard

a chisel with a square shank, used by blacksmiths: it fits into a square hole (hardy hole) in the anvil

Origin of hardy

probably hard + -y

Hardy

(born Norvell Hardy) 1892-1957; U.S. film comedian: teamed with Stan Laurel
1840-1928; Eng. novelist & poet

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hardy

adjective

har·di·er, har·di·est

Able to withstand difficult or adverse conditions; robust: hardy explorers; hardy perennials.
a. Courageous; intrepid.
b. Archaic Brazenly daring; audacious.

Origin of hardy

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

Related Forms:

har′di·ly
adverb

har′di·ness
noun

noun

pl. har·dies

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

Origin of hardy

Probably from hard

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

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Adjective

(comparative hardier, superlative hardiest)

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.
For example when a pirate says: "Yarr, me hardies", It's the plural and refers to his hardy crew.

Noun

(plural hardies)

A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

Origin

From Old French hardi, past participle of hardir (“harden, make bold”), from Frankish *hardjan. Cognate with hard.

Proper noun

A common surname, originally a nickname for a hardy person.
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet.
A male given name transferred from the surname.

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