fearlessness

noun

The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely: braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor. Informal spunk, spunkiness. Slang gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie. See fear/courage.

IN BRIEF: Bravery.

That is the cardinal initiation of every heroic adventure — fearlessness and achievement. — Joseph Campbell (1904-1987).

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: feeling no fear
  Synonym: bravery
  Antonym: fear (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: the trait of feeling no fear
  Antonym: fearfulness (meaning #2)

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