Hardy \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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hardy \Har"dy\ (h[aum]r"d[y^]), a. [Compar. Hardier
(-d[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Hardiest.] [F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF.
hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to
harden, G. h[aum]rten. See Hard, a.]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
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Hap helpeth hardy man alway. --Chaucer.
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2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally
hardened; shameless.
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3. Strong; firm; compact.
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[A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.
--South.
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4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of
endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
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5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hardy
adj 1: 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" [syn: stalwart, stout, sturdy]
2: resolute and without fear [syn: doughty, fearless]
3: able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries
are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy
creatures"
n 1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and
overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made
many films (1892-1957) [syn: Oliver Hardy]
2: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: Thomas Hardy]
[also: hardiest, hardier]
WordNet (r) 2.0
133 Moby Thesaurus words for "hardy":
abiding, able-bodied, age-long, aged, ancient, antique, beefy,
bold, bold-spirited, bouncing, brave, cartilaginous, chewy,
chivalric, chivalrous, chronic, cohesive, constant, continuing,
coriaceous, courageous, daring, deciduous, diuturnal, doughty,
durable, enduring, ephemeral, evergreen, fearless, fibrous, fit,
flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full-blooded, full-strength,
gallant, greathearted, gristly, gutsy, gutty, hale,
hale and hearty, half-hardy, hard, hard as nails, healthy, hearty,
hefty, heroic, herolike, husky, immutable, intransient, intrepid,
inveterate, iron-hard, ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lasting,
leatherlike, leathery, lionhearted, long-lasting, long-lived,
long-standing, long-term, longeval, longevous, lusty, macrobiotic,
manful, manly, mighty, nervy, obstinate, of long duration,
of long standing, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent,
perpetual, persistent, persisting, plucky, potent, powerful,
puissant, red-blooded, remaining, resistant, robust, robustious,
robustuous, ropy, rude, rugged, sempervirent, sinewy, soldierlike,
soldierly, sound, stable, stalwart, staying, steadfast, steely,
stiff, stout, stouthearted, strapping, stringy, strong,
strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, stubborn,
sturdy, tenacious, tough, tough as leather, unfading, untiring,
valiant, valorous, vigorous, viscid, vital, wiry
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Hardy, AR (city, FIPS 29920)
Location: 36.32149 N, 91.48042 W
Population (1990): 538 (357 housing units)
Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72542
Hardy, IA (city, FIPS 34455)
Location: 42.81024 N, 94.05148 W
Population (1990): 47 (26 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50545
Hardy, KY
Zip code(s): 41531
Hardy, NE (village, FIPS 20995)
Location: 40.01163 N, 97.92331 W
Population (1990): 206 (93 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68943
Hardy, VA
Zip code(s): 24101
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Hardy -- U.S. County in West Virginia
Population (2000): 12669
Housing Units (2000): 7115
Land area (2000): 583.392697 sq. miles (1510.980084 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.086904 sq. miles (2.815068 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 584.479601 sq. miles (1513.795152 sq. km)
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 39.049674 N, 78.885741 W
Headwords:
Hardy
Hardy, WV
Hardy County
Hardy County, WV
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Hardy, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 179
Housing Units (2000): 89
Land area (2000): 0.609700 sq. miles (1.579115 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.609700 sq. miles (1.579115 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20995
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.009417 N, 97.926397 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68943
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hardy, NE
Hardy
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Hardy, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000): 578
Housing Units (2000): 489
Land area (2000): 2.361985 sq. miles (6.117512 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.233994 sq. miles (0.606042 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.595979 sq. miles (6.723554 sq. km)
FIPS code: 29920
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 36.320553 N, 91.480645 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72542
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hardy, AR
Hardy
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Hardy, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 57
Housing Units (2000): 30
Land area (2000): 0.442085 sq. miles (1.144995 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.442085 sq. miles (1.144995 sq. km)
FIPS code: 34455
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.810207 N, 94.051713 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50545
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hardy, IA
Hardy
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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