English > hardiness: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute| Meaning | The trait of being willing / willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger. |
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| Example | "the plan required great hardiness of heart" |
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| Synonyms | boldness, daring, hardihood |
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| Attributes | bold | fearless and daring |
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| Narrower | adventurousness, venturesomeness | The trait of being adventurous |
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| audacity, audaciousness, temerity | fearless daring |
| daredevilry, daredeviltry | boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior |
| shamelessness, brazenness | behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame |
| Broader | fearlessness | The trait of feeling no fear |
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| Opposite | timidity, timorousness | fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities |
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| Spanish | atrevimiento, audacia, osadía |
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| Catalan | atreviment, gosadia |
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