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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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: Hardy, Oliver Hardy]

2. English novelist and poet (1840-1928);
[syn: Hardy, Thomas Hardy]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships;
- Example: "hardy explorers of northern Canada"
- Example: "proud of her tall stalwart son"
- Example: "stout seamen"
- Example: "sturdy young athletes"
[syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]

2. able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions;
- Example: "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"
- Example: "camels are tough and hardy creatures"

3. invulnerable to fear or intimidation;
- Example: "audacious explorers"
- Example: "fearless reporters and photographers"
- Example: "intrepid pioneers"
[syn: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
         [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]
    2: able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions;
       "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough
       and hardy creatures"
    3: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
       "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
       [syn: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy,
       intrepid, unfearing]
    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: Hardy, Oliver Hardy]
    2: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: Hardy, Thomas
       Hardy]