hardy

adj. strong; brave, bold; robust, sturdy, able to survive or endure unfavorable conditions

Hardy may refer to:Hardy (blacksmithing)Hardiness (plants), the ability to survive adverse growing conditionsHardy (surname)The Hardy Boys, a detective seriesHardy Boyz, a wrestling team composed of Matt Hardy and Jeff HardyThe Hardy Wine Company, an Australian wine companyEdgar HardcastleHardy PeninsulaHardy Heron, the codename for the next LTS release of Ubuntu (Linux distribution)
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Noun
1. United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
(synonym) Oliver Hardy
(hypernym) comedian, comic
(member-holonym) Laurel and Hardy
2. English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
(synonym) Thomas Hardy
(hypernym) writer, author

Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) stalwart, stout, sturdy
(similar) robust
2. resolute and without fear
(synonym) doughty, fearless
(similar) manly, manful, manlike
3. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
(similar) rugged

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

(a.)
Strong; firm; compact.
  

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

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

(a.)
Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.
  

(a.)
Able to withstand the cold of winter.
  

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