"hardiness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hardinesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hardynesse; equivalent to hardy + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hardynesse}} Middle English hardynesse, {{suffix|en|hardy|ness}} hardy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hardiness (countable and uncountable, plural hardinesses)
  1. 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.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hardiness-en-noun-jLJodsgz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 23 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 53 25 22
  2. The quality of being hardy.
    (obsolete) The quality of being bold in the face of risk or authority.
    Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: hardihood, audacity, boldness, firmness, assurance
    Sense id: en-hardiness-en-noun-VIPqmV1h
  3. (obsolete) Hardship; fatigue. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hardiness-en-noun-UjBIG5Bw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: foolhardiness, hardness Translations (the quality of being hardy): Hoatlichkjeit [feminine] (Plautdietsch)
Disambiguation of 'the quality of being hardy': 50 50 1

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