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      hardy
      noun
      (usually in the plural) Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.
      A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil.
      hardy hole
      A common surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a hardy person.
      Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet.
      A male given name transferred from the surname.
      A number of places in the United States:
      A minor city in Sharp County and Fulton County, Arkansas.
      A minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa.
      An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
      An unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky.
      An unincorporated community in Grenada County, Mississippi.
      A census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana.
      A village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
      A township in Holmes County, Ohio.
      An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Virginia.
      A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
      A hamlet in Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39, Saskatchewan, Canada.
      A locality east of Peterborough, South Australia.
      (historical) A former town in Manchester, England, now absorbed into Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
      adjective
      Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
      (botany) Able to survive adverse growing conditions, especially frost.
      Brave and resolute.
      Impudent.
      Roots
      hardirhard- · Old French · to make hard, bold-if-y · Old French · adjective-forming suffix
      Synonyms for hardy
      sturdyadjstalwartadjstoutadjbraveadjintrepidadjfearlessadjdoughtyadjstoutheartedadjruggedadjtoughadjrobustadjresistantadjstrongadjcourageousadjtenaciousadjdurableadj
      Words related to hardy
      dauntlessadjaudaciousadjhardinessnstalwartnessngutsilyadvresilientadjmillernbrockstalwartlyadvfeistyadjruggedlyadvsthenicadjburlyadj

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      Where does hardy come from?

      The word hardy breaks down into 2 roots of Old French origin: hard, from Old French hardir (“to make hard, bold”); and -y, from Old French -if (“adjective-forming suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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