Intrepidity

Definitions

The quality of being intrepid; bravery.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] Pipes, who acted as the enemy's forlorn hope⟳, advanced to the gate with great intrepidity, and clapping his foot to the door, which was none of the ſtouteſt, with the execution and diſpatch of a petard, ſplit it into a thouſand pieces.”

“Miss⟳ Bingley immediately fixed her eyes on his face⟳, and desired he would tell⟳ her what lady had the credit of inspiring such reflections. Mr. Darcy replied with great intrepidity, "Miss⟳ Elizabeth Bennet."”

“The pale, inscrutable determinateness, and flinchless intrepidity of Pierre, now began to domineer upon them; for any social unusualness or greatness is sometimes most impressive in the retrospect.”

“And then I think⟳ I saw⟳ the most tremendous exhibition of moral courage and intrepidity that it is possible to conceive.”

“[T]here are common and covert ones [dangers], that "look⟳ like⟳ nothing" and that can be but inwardly and occultly dealt with, which involve⟳ the sharpest hazards to life and honour and the highest instant decisions and intrepidities of action.”

CEFR level