hardihood

Noun

WordNet 3.0

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”Synonyms: boldness daring hardiness

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hardihood \Har"di*hood\ (h[aum]r"d[i^]*h[oo^]d), n. [Hardy + -hood.] Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence. [1913 Webster]

A bound of graceful hardihood. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to iniquity. --Buckminster.

Syn: Intrepidity; courage; pluck; resolution; stoutness; audacity; effrontery; impudence. [1913 Webster]