Meanings
noundauntlessness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
Struck by his desperate dauntlessness, and his wild desire to visit Christendom, the captain at last relented, and told him he might make himself at home.
1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 11
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Dutch onverschrokkenheid
- onverschrokkenheidfearlessness
German Furchtlosigkeit, Unerschrockenheit
- Furchtlosigkeitfearlessness
- Unerschrockenheitfearlessness
- Verwegenheitfearlessness
- Beherztheitfearlessness
Latvian bezbailība, bezbailīgums
- bezbailībafearlessness
- bezbailīgumsfearlessness
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dauntlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dauntlessness
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“dauntlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dauntlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dauntlessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dauntlessness.
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