hardy

Meaning

Adj

1. Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
2. Able to survive adverse growing conditions, especially frost.
3. Brave and resolute.
4. Impudent.

Noun

1. (plural-normally) Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.
2. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil.
3. hardy hole

Opposite of

tender

Synonyms

tough

sturdy

strong

robust

audacious

resistant

enduring

dauntless

intrepid

unfearing

brave

stout

stalwart

daring

fearless

bold

hard

solid

spunky

tenacious

durable

vigorous

healthy

⚕️

well-built

wiry

reckless

refractory

repellent

risque

rubbery

rugged

running

🏃

seasoned

serviceable

staunch

stouthearted

stringy

sustainable

thoughtless

tolerant

unblinking

unbreakable

unflinching

unshrinking

unyielding

valiant

viscous

hard-fought

ropey

unchewable

Translations

robuste

resistente

audace

résistant

resistente

ardito

robusto

rustique

audacieux

τολμηρός

σκληραγωγημένος

vivace

accanito

intrépide

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɑɹdi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hardy

Cognate with Occitan: ardir

Cognate with Italian: ardire

Cognate with Old High German: harti

Cognate with Middle Low German: herdich

Cognate with Norwegian: herdig

Cognate with Swedish: härdig

In summary

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.