Antonyms for fearlessness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : feer-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪər lɪs


Definition of fearlessness

Origin :
  • early 15c., from fear (n.) + -less. Related: Fearlessly; fearlessness.
  • noun courage
Example sentences :
  • It did not occur to him that this fearlessness was founded upon experience and knowledge.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • But still he remained incomprehensible in his simplicity, fearlessness, and rectitude.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • Her inheritance of brain and blood had all the strength of his, and her fearlessness was his own.
  • Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
  • I believed in her fearlessness in any adventure that would interest her.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
  • And within their own tribes they have justification for this fearlessness.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 » by Various
  • What strength and fearlessness did this simple faith give him.
  • Extract from : « The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • “It was your love and your fearlessness that gave you the victory,” Leroy said quietly.
  • Extract from : « Possessed » by Cleveland Moffett
  • She must learn some of your fearlessness and faith, and make the best of things.
  • Extract from : « A Houseful of Girls » by Sarah Tytler
  • I doubt his 'unconcern,' but his fearlessness was often manifested.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • His own fearlessness was of the rarest, in that it was both physical and moral.
  • Extract from : « The Forged Coupon and Other Stories » by Leo Tolstoy

Synonyms for fearlessness

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