Definitions for: Hardy


[n] English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
[n] United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
[adj] able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
[adj] resolute and without fear
[adj] having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"



Webster (1913) Definition: Har"dy, a. [Compar. Hardier; superl. Hardiest.] [F.
hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin,
cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. h["a]rten. See Hard, a.]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.

Hap helpeth hardy man alway. --Chaucer.

2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally
hardened; shameless.

3. Strong; firm; compact.

[A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.
--South.

4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of
endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.

5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.

Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New
England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to
withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.


Har"dy, n.
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for
insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy
hole.

Synonyms: doughty, fearless, manful, manlike, manly, Oliver Hardy, robust, rugged, stalwart, stout, sturdy, Thomas Hardy

See Also: author, comedian, comic, Laurel and Hardy, writer

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