Adjective hardy has 3 senses
- hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy - having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
Antonym: frail (indirect, via robust)
- doughty, fearless, hardy - resolute and without fear
Antonyms: unmanly, unmanful, unmanlike (indirect, via manly)
- hardy - able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
Antonym: delicate (indirect, via rugged)
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Noun hardy has 2 senses
- Hardy, Oliver Hardy - United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
--1 is a kind of comedian, comic
--1 is a member of Laurel and Hardy
- Hardy, Thomas Hardy - English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
--2 is a kind of writer, author
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