hardihood

[ hahr-dee-hood ]

/ ˈhɑr diˌhʊd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hardihood ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

boldness or daring; courage.

audacity or impudence.

strength; power; vigor: the hardihood of youth.

hardy spirit or character; determination to survive; fortitude: the hardihood of early settlers.

Origin of hardihood

First recorded in 1625–35; hardy¹ + -hood

Words nearby hardihood

hard-hit, hard hitter, hard-hitting, Hardicanute, Hardie, hardihood, hardily, hardiment, Hardin, hardiness, Harding

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Example sentences from the Web for hardihood

He had a degree of hardihood which I had not; and he utterly lacked my sensibilities.
Charlemont|W. Gilmore Simms
And in truth this bold impertinence of a man did have the hardihood to return to the Commission.
Dead Souls|Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
I was not sure, however: for I could believe almost anything of the Cornish maiden's hardihood.
Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore
But now the old Persian hardihood may perish for all they care, if only they preserve the softness of the Mede.
Cyropaedia|Xenophon

For not yet had he summoned the hardihood to present himself alone at Florrie's home.
The Bells of San Juan|Jackson Gregory

British Dictionary definitions for hardihood

hardihood

/ (ˈhɑːdɪˌhʊd) /

noun

courage, daring, or audacity

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hardihood
释义	hardihood [ hahr-dee-hood ] / ˈhɑr diˌhʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hardihood ON THESAURUS.COM noun boldness or daring; courage. audacity or impudence. strength; power; vigor: the hardihood of youth. hardy spirit or character; determination to survive; fortitude: the hardihood of early settlers. Origin of hardihood First recorded in 1625–35; hardy¹ + -hood Words nearby hardihood hard-hit, hard hitter, hard-hitting, Hardicanute, Hardie, hardihood, hardily, hardiment, Hardin, hardiness, Harding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hardihood He had a degree of hardihood which I had not; and he utterly lacked my sensibilities. Charlemont\|W. Gilmore Simms And in truth this bold impertinence of a man did have the hardihood to return to the Commission. Dead Souls\|Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol I was not sure, however: for I could believe almost anything of the Cornish maiden's hardihood. Lorna Doone\|R. D. Blackmore But now the old Persian hardihood may perish for all they care, if only they preserve the softness of the Mede. Cyropaedia\|Xenophon For not yet had he summoned the hardihood to present himself alone at Florrie's home. The Bells of San Juan\|Jackson Gregory British Dictionary definitions for hardihood hardihood / (ˈhɑːdɪˌhʊd) / noun courage, daring, or audacity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hardihood vigor, will, confidence, potency, boldness, daring, guts, pluck, impudence, grit, audacity, courage, effrontery, intrepidity, fortitude, insolence, bravery, stoutness
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hardihood

noun

Origin of hardihood

Words nearby hardihood

Example sentences from the Web for hardihood

British Dictionary definitions for hardihood

noun

Words related to hardihood