har
di
hood
Plural
hardihoods
1
the strength and determination to withstand difficulties, especially challenging conditions
- Growing up poor on a farm developed in her a hardihood and strength of character that served her well throughout her life.
- Although weak in body, her indomitable spirit and hardihood enabled her to battle her illness for many years.
- Soldiers are chosen as much for their physical hardiness as their mental hardihood - the ability to endure stress, danger and privation.
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