lion-heartedness

A form of lionheartedness — The quality of being lionhearted; courage and magnanimity.

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Meanings

nounlion-heartedness (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of lionheartedness.

    Gandhi did not possess Tilak's scholarship; nor his lion-heartedness. He was no saint. Nor a prophet. Yet, he seemed to posses a blessed soul that radiated divinity.

    2012, Balraj Krishna, Great Indians: Surendranath Banerjea to Gandhi, →ISBN

Origin

From lion-hearted + -ness.

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APA

lion-heartedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion-heartedness

MLA

“lion-heartedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion-heartedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lion-heartedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion-heartedness.

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