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lionheartedness

lionheartedness noun: the quality of being lionhearted; courage and magnanimity.

Noun

lionheartedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being lionhearted; courage and magnanimity.
    • In the village itself his lionheartedness had been a legend ever since he had brained a burglar with a number seven iron, and the jury in Guildford had, despite the clear direction of the judge, resolutely declined to convict him for the use of unnecessary force.2010, Louis De Bernières, Notwithstanding, →ISBN, page 82

Origin of lionheartedness

From lionhearted + -ness.

Questions about lionheartedness

What does lionheartedness mean?
Lionheartedness means the quality of being lionhearted; courage and magnanimity.
What part of speech is lionheartedness?
Lionheartedness is a noun.

Words near lionheartedness in the dictionary

  1. lionheaded
  2. lionheads
  3. lionheart
  4. lionhearted
  5. lionheartedly
  6. lionheartedness
  7. lionhearts
  8. lionhood
  9. lionine
  10. lionines
  11. lionisation

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