English noun: hardiness | |||
1. | hardiness (attribute) the property of being strong and healthy in constitution | ||
Synonyms | lustiness, robustness, validity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | strength | ||
2. | hardiness (attribute) the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger | ||
Samples | The proposal required great boldness. The plan required great hardiness of heart. | ||
Synonyms | boldness, daring, hardihood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fearlessness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, brazenness, daredevilry, daredeviltry, shamelessness, temerity, venturesomeness | ||
Attribute | bold | ||
Antonyms | timidity, timorousness | ||