Meaning & use
hardiness
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The quality of being strong, robust, and able to endure difficult conditions.
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The hardiness of the alpine shrub allows it to survive harsh winters at high altitude.
Years of outdoor training gave the soldiers remarkable hardiness.
A note on using this word
Widely used in gardening, where a plant's "hardiness" describes its ability to survive cold or harsh climates.
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fragilityweakness
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