Englishhardihood
noun
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the soldiers showed great hardihood and endurance:
bravery, courage, boldness, daring, spirit, valor, mettle, heart, nerve, spine, pluck, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fortitude, courageousness, backbone, intrepidity, intrepidness, heroism, strength of character, moral fiber;
informal guts, grit, spunk;
British, informal bottle;
North American, informal moxie, cojones, sand;
vulgar slang balls.
▷antonyms timidity.