Their talk, however, was the talk of sordid buccaneers: it was reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage; there was not an atom of foresight or of serious intention in the whole batch of them, and they did not seem aware these things are wanted for the work of the world.
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Hardihood — Har di*hood (h[aum]r d[i^]*h[oo^]d), n. [Hardy + hood.] Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence. [1913 Webster] A bound of graceful hardihood. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] It is the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hardihood — index audacity, prowess (bravery), surety (certainty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hardihood — *temerity, audacity, effrontery, nerve, cheek, gall Analogous words: boldness, intrepidity (see corresponding adjectives at BRAVE): brazenness, impudence, brashness (see corresponding adjectives at SHAMELESS): guts, sand, grit, pluck, *fortitude … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hardihood — [här′dē hood΄] n. [< HARDY1 + HOOD] boldness, daring, fortitude, vigor, etc … English World dictionary
hardihood — /hahr dee hood /, n. 1. boldness or daring; courage. 2. audacity or impudence. 3. strength; power; vigor: the hardihood of youth. 4. hardy spirit or character; determination to survive; fortitude: the hardihood of early settlers. [1625 35; HARDY1 … Universalium
hardihood — noun Date: 1570 1. a. resolute courage and fortitude b. resolute and self assured audacity often carried to the point of impudent insolence 2. vigor, robustness Synonyms: see temerity … New Collegiate Dictionary
hardihood — Synonyms and related words: assurance, audacity, birr, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cockiness, disrespect, fortitude, go, grit, guts, hardiness, impertinence, impudence, intrepidity, moxie, nerve, pep, pluck, potency, sand, tuck, vigor … Moby Thesaurus
hardihood — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Courage] Syn. fearlessness, resolution; see confidence 2 , courage 1 . 2. [Presumption] Syn. effrontery, impudence, impertinence; see rudeness … English dictionary for students
hardihood — har·di·hood || hÉ‘rdɪhÊŠd / hÉ‘Ëd n. boldness, daring; audacity; strength, vigor … English contemporary dictionary
hardihood — noun dated boldness; daring … English new terms dictionary
