hardy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈhɑrdi/ UK /ˈhɑːdi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
robust and capable of enduring difficult conditions

These hardy plants survive the harshest winters.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · robust and capable of... robust tough resilient sturdy rugged stalwart

Opposites

delicate frail tender weak

Word family

Forms hardilyhardiness

Derived forms hardinesshardily

Related forms harden foolhardy hard

Etymology

From Middle English hardi, borrowed from Old French hardi ('bold, brave'), the past participle of hardir ('to make bold'), from Frankish *hardjan ('to harden'), of Germanic origin.

hardi Old French *hardjan Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Describing Qualities Gardening & Horticulture Word Formation & Derivatives

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# hardy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɑrdi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɑːdi/

## Meanings
1. robust and capable of enduring difficult conditions

## Examples
- These hardy plants survive the harshest winters.

## Synonyms
- robust
- tough
- resilient
- sturdy
- rugged
- stalwart

## Antonyms
- delicate
- frail
- tender
- weak

## Derived Forms
- hardiness
- hardily

## Related Forms
- harden
- foolhardy
- hard

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hardi
- Root: *hardjan

## Etymology
From Middle English hardi, borrowed from Old French hardi ('bold, brave'), the past participle of hardir ('to make bold'), from Frankish *hardjan ('to harden'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Hardy comes from Middle English hardi, borrowed from Old French hardi ('bold, brave'), the past participle of hardir ('to make bold'), from Frankish *hardjan ('to harden'), of Germanic origin. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "robust and capable of enduring difficult conditions", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old French hardi and Proto-Germanic *hardjan. Derivative forms include hardiness, hardily; related words include harden, foolhardy, hard.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Gardening & Horticulture
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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