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hardy

UK/ˈhɑːdi/ US/ˈhɑɹdi/ fairly common
adjective (3) noun (2)

adjective

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”
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2.

resolute and without fear

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3.

able to survive under unfavorable conditions

  • “strawberries are hardy and easy to grow”
  • “camels are tough and hardy creatures”
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noun

1.

United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)

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2.

English novelist and poet (1840-1928)

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Origin

From Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”). Old French hardi is usually regarded as the past participle of hardir ("to harden, be bold, make bold"; compare Occitan ardir, Italian ardire), from Frankish *hardijan; but it may also have come directly from Frankish *hardi, a secondary form of Frankish *hard (compare Old High German harti, herti, secondary forms of Old High German hart (“hard”)); or even yet from Frankish *hardig (compare Middle Low German herdich (“persevering”), Old Danish hærdig, Norwegian herdig, Swedish härdig (“vigorous, courageous”)). Cognate with hard. May have at some point also been surface analysed as hard + -y.

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  • cold hardy
  • crack hardy
  • hale and hardy
  • hardy ageratum
  • hardy catalpa
  • hardy har
  • hardy har har
  • hardy kiwi
  • hardy orange
  • hardy perennial

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