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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

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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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Lawrence, who would later translate the Odyssey, "said something a little reflecting on Homer: and he took me up at once, saying that it was not to be despised: that it was very kin to Marmion." Lawrence emphasized Hardy's self-assurance and was impressed by the "man to whom Homer and Scott are companions: who feels easy in such presences." Reporting the incident to Siegfried Sassoon in 1925, Graves subtly changed the emphasis to make Hardy's judgment seem somewhat absurd: "Lawrence and the Hardies are inseparable now it appears.

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