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   Har·di·hood

   /ˈhärdēˌho͝od/

   

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   • 1. boldness; daring. dated

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   What does hardihood mean?

   • The meaning of HARDIHOOD is resolute courage and fortitude. How to use hardihood in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hardihood.

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   When was hardihood first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun hardihood is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for hardihood is from 1594, in 2nd Rep. Dr. Faustus. hardihood is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hardy adj., ‑hood suffix.

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   What does Socrates say about hardihood?

   • The losing side sometimes has the hardihood to think a decision is wrong. The young knights to prove their hardihood danced in the armor worn all day,—chain mail jingling in time to the castanets. In the wisdom of Socrates you see some higher force than intellectual hardihood or intellectual clearness.

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   Hardihood is a noun that means resolute courage and fortitude, or resolute and self-assured audacity often carried to the point of impudent insolence. It can also mean vigor, robustness. See synonyms, examples, history and related words of hardihood.

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   boldness or daring; courage. audacity or impudence. strength; power; vigor: the hardihood of youth. hardy spirit or character; determination to survive; fortitude: the hardihood of early settlers. hardihood. / ˈhɑːdɪˌhʊd / noun. courage, daring, or audacity. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of hardihood 1.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · 1. boldness or daring; courage. 2. audacity or impudence. 3. strength; power; vigor. the hardihood of youth. 4. hardy spirit or character; determination to survive; fortitude. the hardihood of early settlers. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   noun. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger. synonyms: boldness, daring, hardiness. see more.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hardihood. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Define hardihood. hardihood synonyms, hardihood pronunciation, hardihood translation, English dictionary definition of hardihood. n. 1. Boldness and daring. 2. Impudence or insolence.

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   Feb 8, 2024 · Hardihood is a noun that means unyielding boldness and daring, firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity, or intrepidness. It comes from hardy + -hood. See etymology, translations, and related terms.