hardiness — the ability to endure difficult conditions; robustness and resilience
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the ability to endure difficult conditions; robustness and resilience
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhɑːrdinəs/
Korean meaning: 어려운 조건을 견디는 능력; 강인함과 회복력
Korean pronunciation: **하**디니스
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's hardiness amazed everyone - she could shovel snow at 85!
- The soldiers' hardiness was tested during the grueling training camp.
- These plants are famous for their hardiness - they survive even when I forget to water them for weeks!
hardiness
NOUN//ˈhɑːrdinəs//
the ability to endure difficult conditions; robustness and resilience
The mountaineer's hardiness keeps her working through the fierce blizzard
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Tardiness can't defeat sturdiness and hardiness!
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Origin
From Old French 'hardi' meaning 'bold' or 'daring', which came from the Germanic root 'hard' meaning 'firm' or 'strong'. The suffix '-ness' was added in English to form the noun meaning 'the quality of being hardy or resilient'.
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“My grandmother's hardiness amazed everyone - she could shovel snow at 85!”
“The soldiers' hardiness was tested during the grueling training camp.”
“These plants are famous for their hardiness - they survive even when I forget to water them for weeks!”
“The Arctic explorer's mental hardiness was as important as his physical strength.”
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