English Explanatory Dictionary

hardihood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
  2. Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance.
  3. Of a plant, an ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hardihood hardihoods hardihead

Etymology

From hardy + -hood. Compare Dutch hardigheid (“hardness, callousness”), German Hartigkeit (“hardness”).

Translations

Bulgarian: смелост Bulgarian: решителност Finnish: rohkeus Irish: crógacht Irish: dánacht Irish: dolbacht Irish: miotal Polish: wytrwałość Polish: wytrzymałość Polish: odporność
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