hardihood
/ˈhɑrdiˌhʊd/
noun
- Boldness or daring, often combined with confidence.
- She had the hardihood to stand up to the bully in front of everyone.
- His hardihood impressed the judges during the competition.
- The explorer's hardihood led him into uncharted jungles.
- The ability to endure difficult conditions; toughness.
- The soldiers were admired for their hardihood in the freezing mountains.
- Years of farming had given him a certain hardihood against the weather.
- The plant's hardihood allows it to survive in dry, rocky soil.