dauntlessness

1 8.1

Brave, determined action when facing danger or difficulty

noun
/ˈdɔːntləsnəs/

: intrepidez

The team's dauntlessness in challenging conditions inspired everyone around them.

Examples

Her dauntlessness allowed her to face the storm without any fear.
This combination of dauntlessness and curiosity spilled over beyond dance.

Academic text (1991)
He showed dauntlessness when he stood up to the bully despite the danger.

Synonyms

courage

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756 1.4

Doing something even if you feel afraid or are in danger

focuses more on fearless, determined action in dangerous moments

bravery

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107 2.3

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

carries a stronger sense of fearless determination in action

valor

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41 7.1

Great courage when facing danger, especially in battle

is less tied to battle and more about fearless resolve generally

boldness

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18 3.2

Willingness to take risks and face danger

leans more toward calm fearless resolve in difficult situations

mettle

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14 7.7

The courage and determination to keep going in hard situations

stresses bold, fearless action in danger rather than just persistence

daring

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11 3.2

Courage to take risks or face danger

is more about steady fearlessness and determined courage than risk taking

fearlessness

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8 4.1

Not being afraid in danger or trouble

is about determined action as well as absence of fear

pluck

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7 7.6

Courage and determination when facing danger or problems

is stronger, stressing fearless determination in truly dangerous cases

gallantry

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7 7.7

Brave action in dangerous situations, especially in battle

is less ceremonial and more about unshaken, fearless resolve

intrepidity

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1 9.9

Brave behavior when facing danger or difficulty

adds a sense of determined action to that fearless quality

braveness

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1 3.2

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

is more about bold, active resolve when danger is present

courageousness

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1 4.9

Brave actions when facing danger, pain or difficulty

adds an emphasis on determined action despite danger

gutsiness

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Informal

1 7.0

Bravery and determination when facing danger or risk

is more fearless and less about risk taking or bravado

stoutness

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1 6.0

Being very brave and determined when facing problems

places more weight on fearless action when facing danger

valiance

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Literature

1 8.9

A person's brave action when they face danger

is similar but emphasizes fearless determination beyond heroic moments

pluckiness

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1 7.9

Courage and determination when someone faces danger or difficulty

is more about fearless determination especially when danger appears

heartedness

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1 7.0

A brave, determined feeling when facing danger or difficulty

is more narrowly about being fearless and resolute under threat

heroicity

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1 8.8

Great courage in dangerous situations

is focused more narrowly on fearless determination rather than heroics

mettlesomeness

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9.9

A quality that makes someone brave and determined

focuses more on fearless resolve in dangerous situations

valiancy

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Literature

9.9

Great courage shown when facing danger

is broader, stressing fearless determination not only heroism

valorousness

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Formal

9.8

Bravery when facing great danger, often in battle

is more about steady fearless determination across difficulties

stoutheartedness

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9.2

Brave and determined actions in hard times

is closer to fearless, determined courage especially under danger

Antonyms

cowardice

44 5.5

Lack of courage to face danger or difficulty

How Brave

heroism

59 4.2

valor

41 7.1

dauntlessness

1 8.1

bravery

107 2.3

courage

756 1.4

Surface Forms

dauntlessness singular

dauntlessnesses plural

Morphology

dauntlessness = dauntless (transparent) = daunt + less + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'dauntless' with '-ness'; the meaning follows expected derivational patterns.

Etymology

Dauntlessness comes from daunt ('to frighten or stop') and the ending -less ('without'), so it means 'without fear' and not stopped by danger or difficulty. Think of daunting, which makes a task seem big and scary; dauntlessness is the brave opposite.