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hardiness

noun
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As a noun, hardiness means the quality of being hardy.

Meanings of hardiness

6 meanings

noun

  1. The quality of being hardy.

  2. The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.

    “Kale is known for its winter-hardiness.”

  3. The property of being strong and healthy in constitution

    Similar: robustness, lustiness

  4. The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

    “the proposal required great boldness”

    “the plan required great hardiness of heart”

    Similar: boldness, daring, hardihood
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. obsoleteThe quality of being bold in the face of risk or authority.

  2. obsoleteHardship; fatigue.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
robustnesslustiness
noun: the trait of being willing to undertake things that invol…
boldnessdaringhardihood

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