hardy

1. 1.

   United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)

   SynonymsOliver Hardy

   Broadercomedian

   Part ofLaurel and Hardy
2. 2.

   English novelist and poet (1840-1928)

   SynonymsThomas Hardy

   Broaderwriter

Other forms of hardy

plural

hardies·

comparative or superlative

hardier

comparative or superlative

hardiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hardy

What does hardy mean?

hardy means "having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hardy?

hardy has 2 syllables: har-dy. The stress falls on "har". In IPA it is /ˈhɑɹdi/.

What is another word for hardy?

Close synonyms include stalwart, stout, sturdy, audacious, brave. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hardy a common word?

hardy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hardy?

1 word rhymes with hardy. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.