HARDY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
   Synonym(s)
   • Thomas Hardy (what does Thomas Hardy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Hardy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • writer (what does writer mean?)
   • author (what does author mean?)
2. Meaning
   • United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
   Synonym(s)
   • Oliver Hardy (what does Oliver Hardy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Hardy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • comedian (what does comedian mean?)
   • comic (what does comic mean?)

HARDY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • able to survive under unfavorable conditions
   Usage Example(s)
   • strawberries are hardy and easy to grow
   • camels are tough and hardy creatures
   Similar To
   • rugged (what does rugged mean?)
2. Meaning
   • resolute and without fear
   Synonym(s)
   • doughty (what does doughty mean?)
   • fearless (what does fearless mean?)
   Similar To
   • manly (what does manly mean?)
   • manful (what does manful mean?)
   • manlike (what does manlike mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having rugged physical strength
   • inured to fatigue or hardships
   Synonym(s)
   • stalwart (what does stalwart mean?)
   • stout (what does stout mean?)
   • sturdy (what does sturdy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • hardy explorers of northern Canada
   • proud of her tall stalwart son
   • stout seamen
   • sturdy young athletes
   Similar To
   • robust (what does robust mean?)