fearlessnessn.
/ˈfɪələsnəs/, U.S. /ˈfɪrləsnəs/ The quality or state of being without fear; boldness, intrepidity. Const. of.
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the mind > emotion > courage > fearlessness > [noun]
eyelestc1275
dreadlessnessa1586
impavidity1604
fearlessness1606
dauntlessness1730
1606 Bp. J. Hall Heauen vpon Earth iii. 21 Their fearelessenesse of earthquakes, & deaths argued the truth of their religion.
1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iii. 672 Faith hath pow'r to teach men fearlesnesse.
a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) ii. 17 The Devil..filling them with..fearlessness of God.
1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. ii. 42 There is,..a certain Fearlessness, with regard to what may be hereafter.
1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 194. ⁋9 They proceed not from confidence of right, but fearlessness of wrong.
1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iv. 229 All within Was magic ease, and fearlessness secure.
1839 W. Chambers Tour Holland 14/1 That..fearlessness of consequences..leads to positive crime.
1893 C. H. Pearson Nat. Life & Char. 278 The old trick of thought that regards fearlessness in word and act as the true virtue of the man.
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