The difference between Courageous and Hardy

When used as adjectives, courageous means of a person, displaying or possessing courage, whereas hardy means having rugged physical strength.


Hardy is also noun with the meaning: anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.

check bellow for the other definitions of Courageous and Hardy

  1. Courageous as an adjective:

    Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.

    Examples:

    "the most courageous person I have ever met"

  2. Courageous as an adjective:

    Of an action, that requires courage.

    Examples:

    "a courageous deed"

  1. Hardy as an adjective:

    Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

    Examples:

    "A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost."

  2. Hardy as an adjective:

    Brave and resolute.

  1. Hardy as a noun (usually plural):

    Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.

  2. Hardy as a noun:

    A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the .