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fearlessness

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fear·less  (fîrls)
adj.
Without fear; brave. See Synonyms at brave.

fearless·ly adv.
fearless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fearlessness - feeling no fear
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
security - freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security"
fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
2.fearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear
braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
nervelessness, coolness - fearless self-possession in the face of danger
boldness, hardihood, hardiness, daring - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"
gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness - the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
fearfulness - the trait of being afraid
Translations
Spanish fearlessness [ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs] ntemeridad f

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AN Editor who was always vaunting the purity, enterprise, and fearlessness of his paper was pained to observe that he got no subscribers.
This ignorant, unconscious fearlessness of his made him a little waggish in the matter of whales; he followed these fish for the fun of it; and a three years' voyage round Cape Horn was only a jolly joke that lasted that length of time.
He tried a dozen times to express his gratitude to me, but his voice choked with emotion and he could not speak, and yet he had, as I was to later learn, a reputation for ferocity and fearlessness as a fighter that was remarkable even upon warlike Barsoom.
 
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