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Definition of "dauntlessness" [dauntlessness]

  • The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness. (noun)

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Use "dauntlessness" in a sentence
  • "Though they defend themselves with a bravery, skill, and devotion that has absolutely no comparison, proving on every occasion their great superiority in dauntlessness and address, no advantages of daring and prowess can overcome the evil effects of their defensive policy, and the probability is that in a few years more the noblest race of uncivilized men, will become utterly extinct."
  • "Once upon a time, science fiction writers expected similar dauntlessness from space pioneers."
  • "Extraordinary in its detail—and in its close-up pictures of this nimble army of foragers who have, it appears, settled on Toronto as a favorite destination—the film fascinates with its display of the dauntlessness of the creatures, about which many unhappy householders need no instruction, and their capacity to adapt."