hardihood
hardihood · hardihoods
Unyielding boldness and daringUnyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
(countable, uncountable)Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance.
(countable, uncountable)Of a plant, an ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness.
More definitions
- the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From hardy + -hood. Compare Dutch hardigheid (“hardness, callousness”), German HartigkeitFrom hardy + -hood. Compare Dutch hardigheid (“hardness, callousness”), German Hartigkeit (“hardness”).
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Forms
plural: hardihoodsSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable