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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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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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