hardiness
hardiness Lexical Profile
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• noun
The ability to endure difficult conditions, physical hardship, or extreme environments; robustness and resilience.
"The explorers relied on their physical hardiness to survive the harsh winter in the mountains."
In botany and horticulture, the capacity of a plant to survive unfavorable environmental conditions, particularly freezing temperatures or drought.
"Gardeners check the plant hardiness zone map before selecting perennial shrubs for their climate."
Boldness, courage, or audacity in facing danger or taking risks.
"Few possessed the sheer hardiness required to question the monarch's decree openly."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the adjective 'hardy' (borrowed from Old French 'hardi', meaning bold or courageous, ultimately of Germanic origin meaning 'made hard') combined with the native Old English suffix '-ness'.