Definition for HARD'I-NESS

HARD'I-NESS, n. [Fr. hardiesse. See Hardy.]

  1. Boldness; firm courage; intrepidity; stoutness; bravery; applied to the mind, it is synonymous with hardihood.
  2. Firmness of body derived from laborious exercises.
  3. Hardship; fatigue. [Obs.] Spenser.
  4. Excess of confidence; assurance; effrontery.

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