English-Thai Dictionary

hardy

ADJ ทรหด  อดทน  robust vigorous ill sickly tor-la-hod

 

hardy

ADJ ใจกล้า  เด็ดเดี่ยว  jai-kar

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HARDY

a. 1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
Who is hardy enough to encounter contempt?
2. Strong; firm; compact.
An unwholesome blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.
3. Confident; full of assurance; impudent; stubborn to excess.
4. Inured to fatigue; rendered firm by exercise, as a veteran soldier.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HARDY

Har "dy, a. [Compar. Hardier; superl. Hardiest.] Etym: [F.hardi, p. p.fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. härten. See Hard, a.]

 

1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; intrepid. Hap helpeth hardy man alway. Chaucer.

 

2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.

 

3. Strong; firm; compact. [A ] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South.

 

4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.

 

5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.

 

Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.

 

HARDY

HARDY Har "dy, n.

 

Defn: A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hardy

har dy |ˈhärdē ˈhɑrdi | ▶adjective ( hardier, hardiest ) robust; capable of enduring difficult conditions. • (of a plant ) able to survive outside during winter. DERIVATIVES har di ly |-dəlē |adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘bold, daring ’): from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir ‘become bold, ’ of Germanic origin; related to hard .

 

Hardy, Oliver

Har dy, Oliver |ˈhärdē ˈhɑrdi | see Laurel and Hardy.

 

Hardy, Thomas

Har dy, Thomas |ˈhärdē ˈhɑrdi | (1840 –1928 ), English novelist and poet. Much of his work deals with the struggle against the indifferent force that inflicts the sufferings and ironies of life. Notable works: The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886 ), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891 ), and Jude the Obscure (1896 ).

 

hardy annual

har dy an nu al ▶noun an annual plant that may be sown in the open ground.

 

hardy perennial

har dy per en ni al ▶noun 1 a perennial plant that can survive outside unprotected over the winter. 2 informal a thing that recurs continually or at regular intervals: political humor will always be among the hardy perennials of late-night TV.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hardy

hardy |ˈhɑːdi | ▶adjective ( hardier, hardiest ) capable of enduring difficult conditions; robust: a hardy breed of cattle. • (of a plant ) able to survive outside during winter. DERIVATIVES hardily adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘bold, daring ’): from Old French hardi, past participle of hardir ‘become bold ’, of Germanic origin; related to hard .

 

Hardy, Oliver

Hardy |ˈhɑːdi | see Laurel and Hardy.

 

Hardy, Thomas

Hardy |ˈhɑːdi | (1840 –1928 ), English novelist and poet. Much of his work deals with the struggle against the indifferent force that inflicts the sufferings and ironies of life. Notable novels: The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886 ), Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891 ), and Jude the Obscure (1896 ).

 

hardy annual

hardy an ¦nual ▶noun an annual plant that may be sown in the open ground.

 

hardy perennial

hardy per |en ¦nial ▶noun 1 a perennial plant which can survive in the open all year. 2 Brit. informal a thing that recurs continually or at regular intervals: quiz shows, those hardy perennials of TV and radio.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hardy

hardy adjective our tiny frail baby has grown into a strapping hardy man: robust, healthy, fit, strong, sturdy, tough, rugged, hearty, lusty, vigorous, hale and hearty, fit as a fiddle, fighting fit, in fine fettle, in good health, in good condition; dated stalwart. ANTONYMS delicate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hardy

hardy adjective a couple of hardy outdoor types | hardy trees and shrubs: robust, healthy, fit, strong, sturdy, tough, rugged, hearty, lusty, vigorous, hale and hearty, fit as a fiddle, fighting fit, in fine fettle, in good health, in good condition; Brit. in rude health; dated stalwart. ANTONYMS delicate; tender.

 

Duden Dictionary

Hardybremse

Har dy brem se Substantiv, feminin , die |H a rdybremse …di …|die Hardybremse; Genitiv: der Hardybremse, Plural: die Hardybremsen nach dem englischen Ingenieur J. G. Hardy Saugluftbremse für Eisenbahnfahrzeuge

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hardy

har dy /hɑ́ː r di /形容詞 1 〈人 動物が 〉頑丈な, 丈夫な, 苦難に耐えられる ▸ a hardy traveler たくましい旅行者 .2 〈植物などが 〉屋外で越冬できる, 耐寒性の .3 〈スポーツなどが 〉かなりの体力 [忍耐力 ]を要求する .4 勇敢な ; 大胆な, 向こう見ずの ; ずうずうしい .～̀ á nnual 1 耐寒性1年生植物 .2 ｟英 ｠周期的に現れる話題 .～̀ per é nnial 1 耐寒性多年生植物 .2 ｟英 ｠たびたび蒸し返される話 .