Definition of hardy Hardy

/hɑˈɹdi/ - [hardee] - Har•dy

We found 16 definitions of hardy from 6 different sources.

What does hardy mean?

Noun
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
hardy - English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
		Thomas Hardy
Adjective hardy, hardier, hardiest
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, stout, sturdy
		robust rough and crude; "a robust tale"
hardy - able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
hardy - invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
		audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unfearing
		bold fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

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hardy (Noun)
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the.
hardy (Adjective)
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.

hardy (a.)
Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.
hardy (a.)
Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
hardy (a.)
Strong; firm; compact.
hardy (a.)
Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
hardy (a.)
Able to withstand the cold of winter.
hardy (n.)
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

hardy
härd′i, adj. daring, brave, resolute: confident: impudent: able to bear cold, exposure, or fatigue.—ns. Hard′ihood, Hard′iness, Hard′iment (arch.).—adv. Hard′ily. [O. Fr. hardi—Old High Ger. hartjan, to make hard.]

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