Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dauntlessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: daunt-less-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dauntless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English dauntlessness From dauntless + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

intrepidity

Questions

What does dauntlessness mean?: The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
Where does dauntlessness come from?: Etymology tree English dauntless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English dauntlessness From dauntless + -ness.

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