HARDIHOOD


Meaning of HARDIHOOD in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.