Synonyms for Hardy (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)):
Oliver Hardy
WordNet sense 2 (English novelist and poet (1840-1928)):
Thomas Hardy
WordNet sense 3 (having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships):
stalwart, stout, sturdy
WordNet sense 4 (physically strong):
robust
WordNet sense 5 (resolute and without fear):
doughty
WordNet sense 6 (possessing qualities befitting a man):
manful, manlike
WordNet sense 7 (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring):
rugged, rugged
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