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which involve the sharpest hazards to life and honour and the highest instant decisions and intrepidities of action.
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Intrepidity — In tre*pid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. intr[ e]pidit[ e].] The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness; valor. [1913 Webster] Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a look of much business and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intrepidity — index audacity, confidence (faith), diligence (perseverance), prowess (bravery) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Willi … Law dictionary
intrepidity — 1704, from INTREPID (Cf. intrepid) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
intrepidity — intrepid ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fearless; adventurous. DERIVATIVES intrepidity noun intrepidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin intrepidus not alarmed … English terms dictionary
intrepidity — noun see intrepid … New Collegiate Dictionary
intrepidity — See intrepid. * * * … Universalium
intrepidity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bravery, assurance, boldness; see courage 1 , determination 2 , endurance 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely: braveness, bravery, courage,… … English dictionary for students
intrepidity — in·tre·pid·i·ty || ‚ɪntrɪ pɪdÉ™tɪ n. bravery, lack of fear, courage … English contemporary dictionary
intrepidity — n. Boldness, fearlessness, dauntlessness, bravery, courage, valor, prowess, gallantry, spirit, heroism, daring, contempt of danger … New dictionary of synonyms
intrepidity — n 1. fearlessness, dauntlessness, awe lessness, dreadlessness, intrepidness; boldness, bold spiritedness, high spiritedness, daring, derring do, audacity, audaciousness, temerity, rashness, recklessness; courage, bravery, valor, valorousness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
