Synonyms for hardiness
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being hardy. The quality of being bold in the face of risk or authority.
- n. 2
The quality of being hardy. The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.
Kale is known for its winter-hardiness.
Related words
- Word family
- hardness
Forms
- Plural
- hardinesses → firmnesses, boldnesses, assurances, darings…
Example sentences
- daring What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
- boldness He had the boldness to ignore the teacher's advice.
- robustness Graceful degradation is a close second to robustness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hardiness | falling | |
| daring | rising | |
| boldness | rising | |
| firmness | falling | |
| hardihood | steady | |
| robustness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- daring2
- 8 letters
- audacity4, boldness2, firmness2
- 9 letters
- assurance3, hardihood, lustiness
- 10 letters
- robustness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (daring2 = 2 syllables).