Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardiness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: har-di-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being hardy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality of being hardy.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Hardship; fatigue.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Kale is known for its winter-hardiness."
"[…] with usefull and generous labours preserving the bodies health, and hardinesse; to render lightsome, cleare, and not lumpish obedience to the minde,"
"But the Houynhnhnms train up their Youth to Strength, Speed, and Hardineſs, by exerciſing them in running Races up and down ſteep Hills, and over hard and ſtony Grounds […]"
"Wild wheat is small and hard, quite capable of looking after itself, but its heads contain only a few small kernels. Cultivated wheat has lost its hardiness and its self-reliance, but its heads are filled with large kernels which feed the nation."
"Plentie, and Peace breeds Cowards: Hardneſſe euer / Of Hardineſſe is Mother."
"[…] they who were not yet grown to the hardineſs of Avowing the contempt of the King […] would ſooner have been checked, and recovered their Loyalty and Obedience."

Etymology

From Middle English hardynesse; equivalent to hardy + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hardynesse
Suffix: hardy

Usage

Inflected Forms

hardinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

foolhardiness hardness heartiness

Synonyms

hardihood audacity boldness firmness assurance daring robustness lustiness

Questions

What does hardiness mean?: The quality of being hardy.
Where does hardiness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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