hardiness noun4 •The quality of being hardy. •The quality of being able to withstand fatigue and hardship; (of a plant) the quality of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions.Kale is known for its winter-hardiness. •(no longer used) The quality of being bold in the face of risk or authority.Plentie, and Peace breeds Cowards: Hardnesse euer / Of Hardinesse is Mother. — 1611 •(no longer used) Hardship; fatigue.Yet sure they are very valiant, and hardy, for the most part great Indurers of Cold, Labour, Hunger, and all Hardiness […] — 1596 formshardinesses