A common surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a hardy person. / Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet. / A male given name transferred from the surname.

(usually in the plural) Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy. / A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. / (botany) Able to survive adverse growing conditions. / Brave and resolute. / Impudent.

The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.

plural of hardy

A surname transferred from the nickname. / (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.

plural of hardiness

Any duo who are so inept at practical tasks as to be humorous.

(botany) Of a plant: requiring protection against frost.

(botany) A plant that requires protection against frost.