intrepidity

American  

[in-truh-pid-i-tee] / ˌɪn trəˈpɪd ɪ ti /

Sometimes intrepidness

noun

1. the fact or quality of being resolutely fearless or dauntless; bold courage.

   His indomitable fighting spirit, intrepidity, and devotion to duty against overwhelming odds were an inspiration to those under his command.

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Etymology

Origin of intrepidity

intrepid ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Example Sentences

But a Wit of your Intrepidity, I see, is above that vulgar Weakness.

From A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope by Cibber, Colley

So soon as the Signal was made, we march'd up to the Breach with a decent Intrepidity, receiving all the Way we advanc'd the full Fire of the Cohorn Fort.

From Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton by Defoe, Daniel

Courage and Intrepidity always were, and ever will be the grand Characteristick of a Man of Honour: It is this Part of the Character only, which it is always in our Power to demonstrate.

From An Enquiry into an Origin of Honour; and the Usefulness of Christianity in War by Mandeville, Bernard

Velde, William van de, the Elder, iii, 143; his Intrepidity in Painting Naval Engagements, iii, 143; his Invitation to England and his Works, iii, 143; Van de Velde and Charles II., iii, 145.

From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub

For simplicity of manners as a man, for Intrepidity and humanity as a Soldier, and for the virtues of a Gentleman, his memory will long be respected and cherished.

From A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 by Wrong, George McKinnon