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Daring vs Hardiness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between daring and hardiness

is that daring is boldness while hardiness is the state of being hardy, especially (of a plant) of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.

As a verb daring

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective daring

is adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.

daring

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.
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  • Courageous, or showing bravery.

    • Synonyms

    * (adventurous) audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome * (courageous) See

    Derived terms

    * daringly * daringness

    Related terms

    * daredevil * dareful * darer * daresay

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Boldness

    • Synonyms

    * boldness; see also

    Anagrams

    * *

    hardiness

    English

    Noun

  • The state of being hardy, especially (of a plant) of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.
  • (obsolete) hardihood; boldness; firmness; assurance
  • * Shakespeare, Cymbeline
    • Plenty and peace breeds cowards; Hardness ever / Of hardiness is mother.
  • * Clarendon
    • They who were not yet grown to the hardiness of avowing the contempt of the king.
  • (obsolete) hardship; fatigue
    • (Spenser)

    See also

    * hardness