hardy

har·dy

adjective \ˈhär-dē\

har·di·erhar·di·est

Definition of HARDY

1

: bold, brave

2

: audacious, brazen

3

a : inured to fatigue or hardships : robust

b : capable of withstanding adverse conditions <hardy outdoor furniture> <hardy plants> <hardy cattle>

— har·di·ly \ˈhär-d^əl-ē\ adverb

— har·di·ness \ˈhär-dē-nəs\ noun

Examples of HARDY

1. Most of the soldiers were hardy young men.
2. Hardy fans stuck with the team through good times and bad.
3. Only the hardiest pilgrims made the journey.

Origin of HARDY

Middle English hardi, from Anglo-French, from Old French *hardir to make hard, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English heard hard

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to HARDY

Synonyms

cast-iron, hard, hard-bitten, hardened, inured, rugged, stout, strong, sturdy, tough, toughened, vigorous

Antonyms

delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak

Related Words

flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart; durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding; flourishing, prospering, thriving; able-bodied, brawny, muscular; fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile; annealed, seasoned, tempered

Near Antonyms

emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out; crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound; fragile, frail, puny; resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding; mortal, perishable, temporary, transient

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with HARDY

Hardy, lardy, tardy

Har·dy

biographical name \ˈhär-dē\

Definition of HARDY

Oliver 1892–1957 originally Norvell Hardy Am. comic actor

Hardy

biographical name

Definition of HARDY

Thomas 1840–1928 Eng. nov. & poet

— Har·dy·esque \ˌhär-dē-ˈesk\ adjective