HARDINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

the plan required great hardiness of heart

Synonyms:

boldness; daring; hardihood; hardiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("hardiness" is a kind of...):

fearlessness (the trait of feeling no fear)

Attribute:

bold (fearless and daring)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hardiness"):

adventurousness; venturesomeness (the trait of being adventurous)

daredevilry; daredeviltry (boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior)

brazenness; shamelessness (behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame)

Meaning:

The property of being strong and healthy in constitution

Synonyms:

hardiness; lustiness; robustness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("hardiness" is a kind of...):

strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)

Derivation:

hardy (having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships)