hardiness
Ability to endure
Hardiness is the ability to endure difficult conditions—cold, deprivation, physical strain.
Plants have hardiness zones indicating the coldest temperatures they can survive.
In people, hardiness suggests toughness and resilience: The settlers' hardiness helped them survive brutal winters.
The word carries a note of admiration for those who can take what others cannot.
Resistance to wear
- sturdinessStrength and solidity
- ruggednessTough, uneven character
- solidityFirmness of structure
- stoutnessBodily heaviness or resolve
strength · reliability · dependability · stability · heftiness · soundness · vigor · constitution
Capacity for sustained effort
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
persistence · determination · steadfastness · tirelessness · indefatigability · constancy · stalwartness · patience
Recovery from adversity
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- renewalMaking current again
restoration · comeback · resurgence · recuperation · buoyancy · elasticity · flexibility · rebound
Bounded area designation
- perennialRecurring each year
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- USDAFederal agriculture bureau
gardening · overwinter · native · transplant · microclimate · mulching · tender · subtropical
Severe difficulty or suffering
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- preparednessState of being equipped
foraging · extremes · elements · exposure · subsistence · bushcraft · backcountry · frontier
durability
Resistance to wear
- sturdinessStrength and solidity
- ruggednessTough, uneven character
- solidityFirmness of structure
stoutness · strength · reliability · dependability · stability · heftiness · soundness · vigor · constitution · heartiness
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
grit · persistence · determination · steadfastness · tirelessness · indefatigability · constancy · stalwartness · patience · long-suffering
bounceback
Recovery from adversity
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
renewal · restoration · comeback · resurgence · recuperation · buoyancy · elasticity · flexibility · rebound · rejuvenation
zone
Bounded area designation
USDA · gardening · overwinter · native · transplant · microclimate · mulching · tender · subtropical · temperate
adversity
Severe difficulty or suffering
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
preparedness · foraging · extremes · elements · exposure · subsistence · bushcraft · backcountry · frontier · pioneers
- healthhealth, wellness, vitality, fitness, well-being
- durabilitytoughness, durable, sturdiness, robustness, sturdy
- endurancestamina, endure, perseverance, persistence, staying power
- resilienceresilience, grit, bounce back, bouncing back, robustness
- ruggedheavy-duty, toughness, reinforced, durability, hardened
- inner strengthresilience, fortitude, mental toughness, grit, mental fortitude
hardinesscowardice
Absence of bravery
timidity · fearfulness · pusillanimity · faintheartedness · spinelessness
hardinessfragility
Ease of breaking
frailty · weakness · tenderness · delicacy · vulnerability
- cold hardinessTolerance for freezing conditions
- hardiness zonesPlant survival climate ratings
hard, harden, hardy, hardness, hardest, hardily, hardier, hardiest, hardihood