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HARDINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
Example:
the plan required great hardiness of heart
Synonyms:
boldness; daring; hardihood; hardiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("hardiness" is a kind of...):
fearlessness (the trait of feeling no fear)
Attribute:
bold (fearless and daring)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hardiness"):
adventurousness; venturesomeness (the trait of being adventurous)
daredevilry; daredeviltry (boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior)
audaciousness; audacity; temerity (fearless daring)
brazenness; shamelessness (behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being strong and healthy in constitution
Synonyms:
hardiness; lustiness; robustness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("hardiness" is a kind of...):
strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)
Derivation:
hardy (having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships)
