Etymology

hardiness

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Today it means: The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions. Full definition →

Middle English hardynesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhardynesse
  2. English todayhardiness

From Middle English hardynesse; equivalent to hardy + -ness.

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