From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hardy \Har"dy\ (h[aum]r"d[y^]), adjective [Compar. {Hardier} (-d[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Hardiest}.] [F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. h["a]rten. See {Hard}, adjective]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
Hap helpeth hardy man alway. --Chaucer.
2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
[A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. --South.
4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.
Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hardy \Har"dy\, noun A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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" [syn: {stalwart}, {stout}, {sturdy}]
2: resolute and without fear [syn: {doughty}, {fearless}]
3: able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
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) [syn: {Oliver Hardy}]
2: English novelist and poet (1840-1928) [syn: {Thomas Hardy}] [also: {hardiest}, {hardier}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
133 Moby Thesaurus words for "hardy": abiding, able-bodied, age-long, aged, ancient, antique, beefy, bold, bold-spirited, bouncing, brave, cartilaginous, chewy, chivalric, chivalrous, chronic, cohesive, constant, continuing, coriaceous, courageous, daring, deciduous, diuturnal, doughty, durable, enduring, ephemeral, evergreen, fearless, fibrous, fit, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full-blooded, full-strength, gallant, greathearted, gristly, gutsy, gutty, hale, hale and hearty, half-hardy, hard, hard as nails, healthy, hearty, hefty, heroic, herolike, husky, immutable, intransient, intrepid, inveterate, iron-hard, ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lasting, leatherlike, leathery, lionhearted, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, long-term, longeval, longevous, lusty, macrobiotic, manful, manly, mighty, nervy, obstinate, of long duration, of long standing, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, persisting, plucky, potent, powerful, puissant, red-blooded, remaining, resistant, robust, robustious, robustuous, ropy, rude, rugged, sempervirent, sinewy, soldierlike, soldierly, sound, stable, stalwart, staying, steadfast, steely, stiff, stout, stouthearted, strapping, stringy, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, stubborn, sturdy, tenacious, tough, tough as leather, unfading, untiring, valiant, valorous, vigorous, viscid, vital, wiry
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hardy, AR (city, FIPS 29920) Location: 36.32149 N, 91.48042 W Population (1990): 538 (357 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72542 Hardy, IA (city, FIPS 34455) Location: 42.81024 N, 94.05148 W Population (1990): 47 (26 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50545 Hardy, KY Zip code(s): 41531 Hardy, NE (village, FIPS 20995) Location: 40.01163 N, 97.92331 W Population (1990): 206 (93 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68943 Hardy, VA Zip code(s): 24101
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Hardy, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 179 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 0.609700 sq. miles (1.579115 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.609700 sq. miles (1.579115 sq. km) FIPS code: 20995 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.009417 N, 97.926397 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68943 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Hardy, NE Hardy
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Hardy, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 578 Housing Units (2000): 489 Land area (2000): 2.361985 sq. miles (6.117512 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.233994 sq. miles (0.606042 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.595979 sq. miles (6.723554 sq. km) FIPS code: 29920 Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 36.320553 N, 91.480645 W ZIP Codes (1990): 72542 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Hardy, AR Hardy
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Hardy, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 57 Housing Units (2000): 30 Land area (2000): 0.442085 sq. miles (1.144995 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.442085 sq. miles (1.144995 sq. km) FIPS code: 34455 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.810207 N, 94.051713 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50545 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Hardy, IA Hardy
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Hardy -- U.S. County in West Virginia Population (2000): 12669 Housing Units (2000): 7115 Land area (2000): 583.392697 sq. miles (1510.980084 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.086904 sq. miles (2.815068 sq. km) Total area (2000): 584.479601 sq. miles (1513.795152 sq. km) Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 39.049674 N, 78.885741 W Headwords: Hardy Hardy, WV Hardy County Hardy County, WV
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