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

hardy \har"dy\, n.
   a blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for
   insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy
   hole.
   1913 webster

[2] : 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 

[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 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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 codes: 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 codes: 50545
hardy, ky
  zip codes: 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 codes: 68943
hardy, va
  zip codes: 24101

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

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

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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

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