Hardihood
Pronunciation : Hard"i*hood
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Hardy + -hood.]
Definition : Defn: Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence. A bound of graceful hardihood. Wordsworth. It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to iniquity. Buckminster.
Syn. -- Intrepidity; courage; pluck; resolution; stoutness; audacity; effrontery; impudence.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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