n. [ Hardy + -hood. ] Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind; bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bound of graceful hardihood. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to iniquity. Buckminster.

Syn. -- Intrepidity; courage; pluck; resolution; stoutness; audacity; effrontery; impudence. [ 1913 Webster ]