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hardihood
Hardihood (noun) means Great courage and determination when facing danger or difficulty.
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1
Great courage and determination when facing danger or difficulty.
"Once endured it is enjoyed as my owndom. Elsewhere I refer to this process of enduring hardship as the only possible source of hardihood."
— John M. Dorsey, My Theory of Emotion (1971)
2
Boldness that goes too far, showing rude or reckless confidence.
"I had not the arrogance—or the hardihood—to test my power again, but I put on hope, as a naked man welcomes rags in a winter storm."
— Mary Stewart, The Hollow Hills (1973)
3
In a plant, the ability to survive harsh conditions.
"It’s hardihood that thrives, As when a screw pine that the gale has downed, Shooting new prop-roots from its trunk, survives In bristling disarray by change of ground,"
— Richard Wilbur, Bone Key (1995)
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Etymology
Formed from hardy and -hood; compare Dutch hardigheid ("hardness, callousness") and German Hartigkeit ("hardness").
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What is the meaning of hardihood?
"hardihood" (noun) means great courage and determination when facing danger or difficulty.
What is another word for hardihood?
Other words for "hardihood" include daring, hardiness, boldness.
What is the opposite of hardihood?
Opposites of "hardihood" include fear, cowardice, timidity.
What are the different meanings of hardihood?
"hardihood" has 3 main meanings: 1. Great courage and determination when facing danger or difficulty; 2. Boldness that goes too far, showing rude or reckless confidence; 3. In a plant, the ability to survive harsh conditions.
