Dictionary

fearlessness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English fearless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English fearlessness From fearless + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, 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 here 1986, R.E.M., “Hyena”, in Lifes Rich Pageant:

Forms

Relateds

courage

Synonyms

ballsiness

Translations (39)

hi निर्भीकता (quality of being fearless) · ro temeritate (quality of being fearless) · ga neamheagla (quality of being fearless) · ka უშიშრობა (quality of being fearless) · te అభయము (quality of being fearless) · az qorxusuzluq (quality of being fearless) · pl nieustraszoność (quality of being fearless) · fa نترس بودن (quality of being fearless) · ru бесстра́шие (quality of being fearless) · hi निर्भयता (quality of being fearless) · cmn 无畏 (quality of being fearless) · pt coragem (quality of being fearless) · hi निडरता (quality of being fearless) · got 𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 (quality of being fearless) · es demasía (quality of being fearless) · az qorxmazlıq (quality of being fearless) · ga crógacht (quality of being fearless) · ro neînfricare (quality of being fearless) · pt bravura (quality of being fearless) · fr intrépidité (quality of being fearless) · gv neuaggle (quality of being fearless) · cmn 无惧 (quality of being fearless) · km សេចក្ដីក្លាហាន (quality of being fearless) · sh неустрашивост (quality of being fearless) · de Furchtlosigkeit (quality of being fearless) · cmn 勇敢 (quality of being fearless) · es impavidez (quality of being fearless) · ro curaj (quality of being fearless) · ru неустраши́мость (quality of being fearless) · fi pelottomuus (quality of being fearless) · grc ἀφοβία (quality of being fearless) · cs nebojácnost (quality of being fearless) · sh neustràšivōst (quality of being fearless) · pt audácia (quality of being fearless) · nl onbevreesdheid (quality of being fearless) · es denuedo (quality of being fearless) · pt destemor (quality of being fearless) · ro cutezanță (quality of being fearless) · sa अभय (quality of being fearless)