Definition of HARDINESS

hardiness

Meanings

Plural: hardinesses

Noun

  • the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
  • the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
    • "the plan required great hardiness of heart"
  • The quality of being hardy.
  • The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.
  • The quality of being hardy.
  • The quality of being bold in the face of risk or authority.
  • Hardship; fatigue.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hardynesse; equivalent to hardy + -ness.

Antonyms

timidity

Scrabble Score: 13

hardiness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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