Meaning of HARDY
| Pronunciation: | | 'hârdee, 'hârdee
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- [n] English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
- [n] United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- [adj] able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
- [adj] resolute and without fear
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | doughty, fearless, manful, manlike, manly, Oliver Hardy, robust, rugged, stalwart, stout, sturdy, Thomas Hardy |
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| | See Also: | | author, comedian, comic, Laurel and Hardy, writer | |
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Hardy did not begin writing and publishing poetry until he was 58 and a successful novelist, but he claimed that he had always preferred poetry to fiction. During his later years, he wrote a total of 1,000 poems in 700 different verse forms. His poetry is frequently personal and autobiographical, and he addressed several love poems to the women in his life (not only his two wives). However, he tackled a wide variety of subject matter, ranging from patriotic World War I sentiments to moments of dejection to scathing satire. Many of his poems are suffused with sorrow, and with a view of mankind as suffering, pitiable, and ultimately lost. more details ... |
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\Har"dy\, a. [Compar. {Hardier}; superl. {Hardiest}.] [F.
hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin,
cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. h["a]rten. See {Hard}, a.]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.
Hap helpeth hardy man alway. --Chaucer.
2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally
hardened; shameless.
3. Strong; firm; compact.
[A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.
--South.
4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of
endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.
Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New
England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to
withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.
\Har"dy\, n.
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for
insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy
hole.
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