fearlessness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈfɪrləsnəs/ UK /ˈfɪələsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being without fear; courage

Her fearlessness under fire became the stuff of legend.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... courage bravery boldness intrepidity valordauntlessnessdaring

Opposites

fearfulness cowardice timidity trepidation

Word family

Related forms fearless fear fearful

Etymology

From 'fearless' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. 'Fear' is from Old English 'fǣr' ('calamity, sudden danger'), from Proto-Germanic '*fērō' ('danger'), from Proto-Indo-European '*per-' ('to try, risk').

fǣr Old English *per- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fearlessness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɪrləsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɪələsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being without fear; courage

## Examples
- Her fearlessness under fire became the stuff of legend.

## Synonyms
- courage
- bravery
- boldness
- intrepidity
- valor
- dauntlessness
- daring

## Antonyms
- fearfulness
- cowardice
- timidity
- trepidation

## Related Forms
- fearless
- fear
- fearful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fǣr
- Root: *per-

## Etymology
From 'fearless' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. 'Fear' is from Old English 'fǣr' ('calamity, sudden danger'), from Proto-Germanic '*fērō' ('danger'), from Proto-Indo-European '*per-' ('to try, risk').

## AI Etymology
Fearlessness is from 'fearless' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. 'Fear' is from Old English 'fǣr' ('calamity, sudden danger'), from Proto-Germanic '*fērō' ('danger'), from Proto-Indo-European '*per-' ('to try, risk'). Important recorded forms include fǣr (Old English) and *per- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being without fear; courage. The wider family includes related words such as fearless, fear, and fearful.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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