intrepidity
intrepidity noun: the quality of being intrepid; bravery.
Noun
intrepidity (countable and uncountable, plural intrepidities)
- The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
- […] 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.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “He is Concerned in a Dangerous Adventure with a Certain Gardener; […]”, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume I, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC, page 134
- 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."1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 57–58
intrepidity meaning in Tamil and Urdu
intrepidity in Tamil
- ஆண்மை, இகல், நெஞ்சுத்துணிவு, செருக்கு, அபயம், துணிச்சல்
intrepidity in Urdu
- بےخوفی, دلیری, نڈر پن, شجاعت
Examples of intrepidity in a sentence
- 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.1852 July, Herman Melville, “Book XXIV. Lucy at the Apostles’.”, in Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […]...
- And then I think I saw the most tremendous exhibition of moral courage and intrepidity that it is possible to conceive.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, “Triumph”, in She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published...
Synonyms of intrepidity
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Forms of intrepidity
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Origin of intrepidity
From intrepid + -ity.
Questions about intrepidity
- What does intrepidity mean?
- Intrepidity means the quality of being intrepid; bravery.
- What is intrepidity in Tamil?
- Intrepidity in Tamil is ஆண்மை, இகல், நெஞ்சுத்துணிவு. See Intrepidity meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use intrepidity in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is intrepidity?
- Intrepidity is a noun.
- What is the plural of intrepidity?
- The plural of intrepidity is intrepidities.
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