Main entry: Hardy, Thomas Hardy
Definition: English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
Main entry: Oliver Hardy, Hardy
Definition: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
Main entry: brave, unfearing, hardy, audacious, fearless, dauntless, intrepid
Definition: invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Usage: audacious explorers; fearless reporters and photographers; intrepid pioneers
Main entry: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy
Definition: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
Usage: hardy explorers of northern Canada; proud of her tall stalwart son; stout seamen; sturdy young athletes
Main entry: hardy
Definition: able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
Usage: strawberries are hardy and easy to grow; camels are tough and hardy creatures