"intrepidity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intrepidities [plural]
Etymology: From intrepid + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|intrepid|ity}} intrepid + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} intrepidity (countable and uncountable, plural intrepidities)
  1. The quality of being intrepid; bravery. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: courage Related terms: intrepid, intrepidness, trepidation Translations (bravery): храброст (hrabrost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), безстрашие (bezstrašie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), pelottomuus (Finnish), intrépidité [feminine] (French), bravoure [feminine] (French), nieustraszoność [feminine] (Polish), intrepidez [feminine] (Spanish), demasía [feminine] (Spanish)

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