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Fearless vs Hardy - What's the difference?

fearless | hardy | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between fearless and hardy

is that fearless is free from fear while hardy is having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.

As a noun hardy is

a blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the {{term|hardy hole}}.

As a proper noun Hardy is

{{surname|common|from=nicknames}}, originally a nickname for a hardy person.

fearless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Free from fear.

    • Derived terms

    * fearlessness * fearlessly

    See also

    * unafraid * intrepid * courageous

    hardy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.

    • Synonyms

    * robust * rugged * strong

    Derived terms

    * cold hardy

    Noun

    (hardies)
  • A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the (hardy hole).
    • (Webster 1913)

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