hardiness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The quality of being hardy.
The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.
The quality of being bold in the face of risk or authority.
Hardship; fatigue.

hardiness hardinesses

From Middle English hardynesse; equivalent to hardy + -ness.

hardihood audacity boldness firmness assurance

foolhardiness hardness heartiness

Plautdietsch: Hoatlichkjeit Polish: wytrwałość Polish: wytrzymałość Polish: odporność

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