Associations to the word «Hardihood»

Wiktionary

HARDIHOOD, noun. Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.
HARDIHOOD, noun. Excessive boldness; foolish daring; offensive assurance.

Dictionary definition

HARDIHOOD, noun. The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope