fearlessness

noun

Definition of fearlessnessnext
as in courage
strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger the admirable fearlessness shown by the pioneers of the civil rights movement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fearlessness
  1. courage
  2. bravery
  3. heroism
  4. gallantry
  5. prowess
Noun
  • Or in absorbing Laurie Anderson’s mesmerizing Amelia — her beauteous, immediate, dreaming of a woman whose courage took her into the void, and history.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • This will require not only military readiness but also political courage and an understanding that security cannot be outsourced to international mechanisms or be contingent on the goodwill of others.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of courage
Noun
  • There are other acts of bravery, like the way Rasoulof shows women indoors not wearing their veils, for once.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
  • At one point while in Oceania, Moana risks her life and earns a badge of honor (or partial demi-god status) as a result of her bravery.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of bravery
Noun
  • With the possible exception of one act of heroism late in the film, none of the animals are anthropomorphized.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Few organizations in America received the kind of attention Eisner lavished on the DFD, and his photos showed both the heroism of the firefighters and the misery of the Motor City burning.
    Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of heroism
Noun
  • Bob earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action when Japanese kamikaze bombers struck his ship, USS Franklin.
    Karen Scanlon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • For the next 40 years, not one of the seven Medal of Honor candidates cited for their gallantry in Cambodia or Laos received it.
    Barry Barnett, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
Definition of gallantry
Noun
  • Eminent mathematicians like Bill Thurston and Alexander Grothendieck didn’t owe their mathematical prowess to intrinsic genius, Bessis argues.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
  • What Klay Thompson’s return to the Bay really meant to him, the Warriors With all of the signature early wins, Steph Curry clutch moments, impressive depth and revamped defense, Golden State’s rebounding prowess has flown under the radar.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of prowess
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