ˈhärdēˌhu̇d, ˈhȧd-, -diˌ- noun
Etymology: hardy (I) + -hood
1.
a. : a resolute courage and fortitude : strong will to prevail, withstand, or survive
hardihood is the fisherman's talent by which he wins his living from the sea — Richard Jefferies
b. : self-assured resolute audacity or disdainful insolence
no historian will have the hardihood to maintain that he commands this … view — A.J.Toynbee
2. : vigor , robustness
a man of action … who greatly prized and honored physical hardihood — J.D.Adams
Synonyms: see temerity