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hardihood

har·di·hood

uncommon

noun

1.

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

  • “the proposal required great boldness”
  • “the plan required great hardiness of heart”
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Origin

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

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