hardy

har·dy

adj \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

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Other Botany Terms

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

Rhymes with HARDY

Hardy, lardy, tardy