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fearlessness

fearlessness

8 4.1
Not being afraid in danger or trouble
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪr.ləs.nəs/
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  • 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?

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Examples

  • 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?

  • OK, well, I love your fearlessness and I love you as a person.

  • The kind of fearlessness that brings in those fans by the thousands.

  • Keep that fearlessness, but direct it properly.

  • But on this day, I was struck by his fearlessness as he ran to find peace in the face of an escalating war.

  • Through sheer determination and fearlessness, Lansky finally got what he wanted,

  • 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

courage
vsfearlessness
1.4

Doing something even if you feel afraid or are in danger

focuses on not feeling afraid rather than acting despite fear
bravery
vsfearlessness
104 2.3

A person's willingness to face danger or pain without fear

is the wider quality of having no fear in hard situations
boldness
vsfearlessness
9 3.2

Willingness to take risks and face danger

is about simply not feeling fear rather than risk-taking behaviour
intrepidity
vsfearlessness
1 9.9

Brave behavior when facing danger or difficulty

is the general absence of fear especially in difficult or dangerous situations
daring
vsfearlessness
1 3.2

Courage to take risks or face danger

is the lack of fear itself rather than the choice to risk danger
courageousness
vsfearlessness
1 4.9

Brave actions when facing danger, pain or difficulty

is the simpler absence of fear, not the active showing of bravery
gutsiness
vsfearlessness
  • Informal
1 7.0

Bravery and determination when facing danger or risk

is mainly about absence of fear, not about firm grit or resolve
valiance
vsfearlessness
  • Literature
1 8.9

A person's brave action when they face danger

is general lack of fear, not necessarily heroic or famous action
dauntlessness
vsfearlessness
8.1

Brave, determined action when facing danger or difficulty

is broader lack of fear rather than focused determined action
braveness
vsfearlessness
3.2

Being willing to face danger, fear, or pain without moving away

emphasizes a general lack of fear rather than the steady facing of threats
audaciousness
vsfearlessness
7.7

Bold, fearless action that can seem rude

is absence of fear without the rude or rule-breaking attitude
valiancy
vsfearlessness
  • Literature
9.9

Great courage shown when facing danger

is the plain quality of not being afraid rather than heroic deeds
nervelessness
vsfearlessness
7.7

Calm and confident behavior in dangerous or stressful situations

is lack of fear as a feeling rather than composed self-possession

Antonyms

1.0

An unpleasant feeling of being afraid because something seems dangerous

1 4.5

Being easily frightened and nervous in new or dangerous situations

How Brave

fearlessness
8 4.1
heroism
57 4.2
valor
  • US
51 7.1
bravery
104 2.3
courage
1.4

Surface Forms

fearlessness singular

Morphology

fearlessness = fearless (transparent) = fear + less + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'fearless' formed with '-ness'; the adjective itself is transparently 'fear' + '-less'.

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.