Hardiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being strong and healthy in constitution

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹdinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːdinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːdinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹdinəs/.

Examples

the proposal required great boldness
the plan required great hardiness of heart

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lustiness boldness daring hardihood robustness validity

Antonyms

timidity

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
noun	the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger “the proposal required great boldness”

Word Forms

robust	adjective	sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
hardy	adjective	having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
lusty	adjective	endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
bold	adjective	fearless and daring
dare	verb	to be courageous enough to try or do something; ,

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Widerstandsfähigkeit

die Eigenschaft, stark und gesund in der Konstitution zu sein

🇫🇷French

rusticité

la propriété d'être fort et de constitution saine

🇪🇸Spanish

robustez

la propiedad de ser fuerte y saludable en constitución

🇮🇹Italian

robustezza

la proprietà di essere forti e sani di costituzione

🇳🇱Dutch

winterhardheid

de eigenschap om sterk en gezond van constitutie te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

robustez

a propriedade de ser forte e saudável em constituição

🇷🇺Russian

выносливость

свойство быть сильным и здоровым по конституции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साहस

संविधान में मजबूत और स्वस्थ रहने का गुण है

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোরতা

সংবিধানে শক্তিশালী এবং সুস্থ থাকার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

கடினத்தன்மை

அரசியலமைப்பில் வலுவாகவும் ஆரோக்கியமாகவும் இருப்பதற்கான சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

కాఠిన్యం

రాజ్యాంగంలో బలంగా మరియు ఆరోగ్యంగా ఉండే ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

धीटपणा

घटनेत मजबूत आणि निरोगी असण्याचा गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

સખ્તાઇ

બંધારણમાં મજબૂત અને સ્વસ્થ હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಿಷ್ಣುತೆ

ಸಂವಿಧಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಲವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕರವಾಗಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാഠിന്യം

ഭരണഘടനയിൽ ശക്തവും ആരോഗ്യകരവുമായ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਹਤਮੰਦ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سختی

آئین میں مضبوط اور صحت مند ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚韧

体质强健的特性

🇯🇵Japanese

丈夫さ

体質が強くて健康であるという性質

🇰🇷Korean

대담

강하고 건강한 체질의 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cứng cỏi

đặc tính của thể chất khỏe mạnh

🇹🇭Thai

ความแข็งแกร่ง

มีคุณสมบัติแข็งแรงและสุขภาพดีตามรัฐธรรมนูญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketahanan

sifat menjadi kuat dan sehat dalam konstitusi

🇵🇭Filipino

katigasan

ang pag-aari ng pagiging malakas at malusog sa konstitusyon

🇲🇾Malay

ketabahan

harta menjadi kuat dan sihat dalam perlembagaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جراءة

خاصية كونها قوية وصحية في الدستور

🇮🇷Persian

سرسختی

خاصیت قوی و سالم بودن در قانون اساسی

🇹🇷Turkish

dayanıklılık

Anayasal olarak güçlü ve sağlıklı olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

קשיחות

הנכס להיות חזק ובריא בחוקה

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