intrepidity

intrepidity
n
1. fearlessness, dauntlessness, awe-lessness, dreadlessness, intrepidness; boldness, bold-spiritedness, high-spiritedness, daring, derring-do, audacity, audaciousness, temerity, rashness, recklessness; courage, bravery, valor, valorousness, valiancy, val-iance, heroism, prowess, stout-heartedness, lionheart-edness, iron-heartedness, great-heartedness, high-heartedness; virility, manliness, manfulness, manhood, gallantry, chivalry, chivalrousness.
2. fortitude, endurance, tenacity, determination, will, will power; firmness, resolution, resoluteness, indomi-tability, indomitableness, invincibleness, invincibility, staunchness, stanchness, steadfastness, stalwartness, sang-froid, doughtiness, sturdiness, hardiness, hardihood, bulldog courage; mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, backbone, gumption, blood, heart, nerve, grit, U.S. Inf. sand, Inf. starch, Inf. spunk, Sl. cojones, Sl. guts, Sl. moxie.

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  • Intrepidity — In tre*pid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. intr[ e]pidit[ e].] The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness; valor. [1913 Webster] Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a look of much business and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intrepidity — index audacity, confidence (faith), diligence (perseverance), prowess (bravery) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Willi …   Law dictionary

  • intrepidity — 1704, from INTREPID (Cf. intrepid) + ITY (Cf. ity) …   Etymology dictionary

  • intrepidity — intrepid ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fearless; adventurous. DERIVATIVES intrepidity noun intrepidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin intrepidus not alarmed …   English terms dictionary

  • intrepidity — noun see intrepid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intrepidity — See intrepid. * * * …   Universalium

  • intrepidity — noun The quality of being intrepid; bravery. which involve the sharpest hazards to life and honour and the highest instant decisions and intrepidities of action. Syn: boldness, braveness, bravery, fearlessness, fortitude …   Wiktionary

  • intrepidity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bravery, assurance, boldness; see courage 1 , determination 2 , endurance 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely: braveness, bravery, courage,… …   English dictionary for students

  • intrepidity — in·tre·pid·i·ty || ‚ɪntrɪ pɪdÉ™tɪ n. bravery, lack of fear, courage …   English contemporary dictionary

  • intrepidity — n. Boldness, fearlessness, dauntlessness, bravery, courage, valor, prowess, gallantry, spirit, heroism, daring, contempt of danger …   New dictionary of synonyms

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