fearlessness
nounUS /ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/
Etymology From fearless + -ness.
1
Usually The quality of being fearless.
- Anne was indignant with that straight-out and generous indignation which belongs to women, who are ready to follow their principles to any result with more inconsiderate fearlessness than men.1856, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp:
- The only thing to fear is fearlessness / The bigger the weapon, the greater the fear / Hyena is ambassador to here1986, R.E.M., “Hyena”, in Lifes Rich Pageant:
- Synonyms
- ballsiness
- Related terms
- courage