hardi
French, adjective/aʁ.di/
hardi is spelled H-A-R-D-I (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hardi is a French adjective meaning “bold; courageous; daring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ose beaucoup”.
What does hardi mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bold; courageous; daring
Near-synonyms: courageux, brave
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ose beaucoup. 2. En parlant des choses qui sont faites ou dites hardiment 3. Qu’il est dangereux ou difficile de soutenir, en parlant de doctrines, d’opinions, etc. 4. Ferme, intrépide, assuré.
interjection: 1. Exclamation qui sert à exciter.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hardi
- hardie feminine
- hardis masculine plural
- hardies feminine plural
- ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\ singular masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hardi?
- /aʁ.di/
- ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.di\
- \aʁ.di\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hardi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hardi in French?
hardi appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).