hardy
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈhɑːrdi/
:
resistente
- The geranium is a hardy flower and will withstand the severest of weather, except extreme frost.
- hardy plants
- hardy grapes
- cold-hardy
What profession to choose who will be hardiest against these hardships.
- What profession to choose who will be hardiest against these hardships.
- They just seem to be a little bit less Hardy than their classic counterpart.
- And I thought, my gosh, this plant is extremely cold Hardy.
- I think you go North Dakota because they're colder and people from colder climates are a little more Hardy.
- And I'll add one more when I'm very physically active and I'm working on the farm and on the land, and I want hardier things.
- That except for those few Hardy enough ones who dug little shelters for themselves and lived off freeze dried noodles for the next.
- We were able to drive in with a, with a Hardy pickup truck and like, what are your kids thinking about this when they're, when they're, they're seeing you brush around?
- So every, every new thing we learn about life on Earth tells us how Hardy life is and how resilient it is to stress to a system.
- And so that was that's an anecdotal observation, but it just seemed to be one of the propellants of of a very Hardy and healthy social life.
Examples
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Lamar has thrived in this gray soil, a hardy survivor, like mesquite or wild rose.
Fiction book (1992) -
The plant recovers rapidly after a wildfire, sending up hardy new sprouts from its roots.
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Angel Beach, strong and hardy!
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We had no furniture until we found a hardy old couch someone had left under a tree.
Fiction book (1997) -
B. cepacia is a hardy bacteria.
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The geranium is a hardy flower and will withstand the severest of weather, except extreme frost.
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The plant recovers rapidly after a wildfire, sending up hardy new sprouts from its roots.
Academic text (2001) -
Plant perennial flowers, hardy bushes, vines, and trees to obtain a relatively permanent hummingbird garden.
Academic text (1999) -
Your little mustang has proven hardy enough to endure the harsh conditions of the desert.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having great physical power or being solid enough to resist force
250
1.7
Strong and able to resist damage or rough use
112
3.9
Strong and able to work well in difficult conditions
76
2.1
Strong and solid so it does not break easily
66
5.4
Able to recover quickly after problems or hard times
49
3.9
Able to keep working when it meets heat, water, or chemicals
13
4.4
Can survive in difficult conditions like heat or drought
4
3.8
Strong and rather heavy in body or shape
1
7.6
Strong and able to keep working in hard conditions
Antonyms
Compounds
How Hardy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hardy comes from an old French word hardi and an old German word hard, both meaning 'strong'. Think of hard as solid and not easy to break, so hardy describes people or plants that can survive tough conditions.