hardy
hardy is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolu?e; intrepid.
- adjective. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
- adjective. Strong; firm; compact.
- adjective. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
- adjective. Able to withstand the cold of winter.
- noun. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
- noun. English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
- noun. United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- adjective. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
"audacious explorers"
"fearless reporters and photographers"
- adjective. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
"hardy explorers of northern Canada"
"proud of her tall stalwart son"
- adjective. able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
"strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"
"camels are tough and hardy creatures"
Synonyms
audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unfearing, stalwart, stout, sturdy
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hardy:
Common word forms
hardier, hardies, hardily, hardiest
Words from these letters
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