fearlessness
- noun
- /ˈfɪr.ləs.nəs/
- The soldier's fearlessness during the battle earned him a medal of honor.
And when I looked at him, there was this kind of quality of fearlessness, right?
- And when I looked at him, there was this kind of quality of fearlessness, right?
- It's actually a spiritual journey of rising to fearlessness.
- And I've always loved the the stoicism, the power, the fearlessness of the stories told about Bogotheti.
- I'd love to know what you think the biggest kind of ways you've built that fearlessness are over time.
- I think a lot of people conflate, they confuse courage with fearlessness.
- Agility plus fearlessness equals creativity or a little bit earlier, fearlessness plus agility equals creativity.
- And you said that there's four components to a great team, technical fearlessness, diligence, intrepidness, and fun.
- What's required in in that is not total fearlessness because that's impossible, the courage in the face of fear.
- So there are emotions that are very positive, like confidence, like boldness, like fearlessness, like openness to experience, adventurousness.
- So there's this kind of truth telling compulsion that you have and also this fearlessness to kind of ask the question that most of us would be too afraid to ask.
- And so I feel like now I'm, I have a level of fearlessness where like, well, if it doesn't work out, I know I'll get back up because I've done it time and time again.
- It takes so much fearlessness and courage, and it's not an option available to many people to step away from childhood teachings and beliefs.
- The third quality that you must have is fearlessness.
Examples
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I love the passion and fearlessness of their great adventures and the simplicity of it all.
Blog text (3) -
As I listened to the collection of songs she shared with me, I marveled at the fearlessness with which she peered into her own soul and gave voice to what she found there.
Academic text (2013) -
And when I looked at him, there was this kind of quality of fearlessness, right?
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OK, well, I love your fearlessness and I love you as a person.
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The kind of fearlessness that brings in those fans by the thousands.
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Keep that fearlessness, but direct it properly.
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But on this day, I was struck by his fearlessness as he ran to find peace in the face of an escalating war.
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Through sheer determination and fearlessness, Lansky finally got what he wanted,
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Actually, his behavior was in character, and the salient features of that character were honesty and fearlessness.
Fiction book (1990) -
In 2011, however, the demonstrators exhibited an unusual fearlessness in the face of government reprisals, first in Tunisia, then across the Arab world.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
Doing something even if you feel afraid or are in danger
A person's willingness to face danger or pain without fear
Willingness to take risks and face danger
Brave behavior when facing danger or difficulty
Courage to take risks or face danger
Brave actions when facing danger, pain or difficulty
Bravery and determination when facing danger or risk
A person's brave action when they face danger
Brave, determined action when facing danger or difficulty
Being willing to face danger, fear, or pain without moving away
Bold, fearless action that can seem rude
Great courage shown when facing danger
Calm and confident behavior in dangerous or stressful situations
Antonyms
How Brave
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fearlessness is made from the simple word fear ('being afraid') plus the parts -less ('without') and -ness (which turns it into a 'thing'). So fearlessness is the 'state of being without fear', meaning the brave calm you have when you face danger.