hardihood.
Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
Meaning & usage
Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance.
Of a plant, an ability to withstand extreme conditions, hardiness.
Where this word comes from
From hardy + -hood. Compare Dutch hardigheid (“hardness, callousness”), German Hartigkeit (“hardness”).
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