[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hardy \har"dy\ haumr"dy^, a. compar. hardier
   -di^~er; superl. hardiest. f. hardi, p. p. fr. of.
   hardir to make bold; of german origin, cf. ohg. hertan to
   harden, g. haumrten. see hard, a.
   1. bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
      1913 webster

            hap helpeth hardy man alway.          --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally
      hardened; shameless.
      1913 webster

   3. strong; firm; compact.
      1913 webster

            a blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.
                                                  --south.
      1913 webster

   4. inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of
      endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
      1913 webster

   5. able to withstand the cold of winter.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster
see also:
hardier hardiest hard 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hardier
     see hardy
see also:
hardy 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hardy
     adj 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"
     n 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
see also:
stalwart stout sturdy doughty fearless oliver hardy 
thomas hardy hardiest hardier 

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