Definition of "hardiesse" [hardiesse]

• Hardiness; boldness. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He drew daily, favoring the broken stumps and butt ends of Conte crayons to achieve hardiesse, which sounds like "hardiness" but really means "audacity.""
• "My father, with more _hardiesse_ than discretion, declined following the general example of abandoning his home for the comparative safety afforded by town and city."
• "COURAGE, _m. _, fermeté en face du péril; hardiesse; audace; bravoure."