intrepidity
The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
Noun
- The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
- […] Pipes, who acted as the enemy's forlorn hope, advanced to the gate with great intrepidity, and clapping his foot to the door, which was none of the ſtouteſt, with the execution and diſpatch of a petard, ſplit it...
- Miss Bingley immediately fixed her eyes on his face, and desired he would tell her what lady had the credit of inspiring such reflections. Mr. Darcy replied with great intrepidity, "Miss Elizabeth Bennet." - 1813...
- The pale, inscrutable determinateness, and flinchless intrepidity of Pierre, now began to domineer upon them; for any social unusualness or greatness is sometimes most impressive in the retrospect. - 1852 July, Herman...
Synonyms: audacity balls bield boldhead boldness bravehood braveness bravery courage courageousness daring fearlessness grit guts heart intrepidity intrepidness mood nerve ovaries pecker pluck spunk steel
Antonyms: cowardice fearfulness pusillanimity cowardliness poltroonery chicken-heartedness hen-heartedness
Origin
Etymology tree French intrépidebor. English intrepid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intrepidity From intrepid + -ity.