lion-heartedness
Bold, unflinching spirit
Lion-heartedness is exceptional courage and bravery, the quality of facing danger or difficulty without flinching.
The term evokes the lion as a symbol of fearlessness: Her lion-heartedness in the face of the diagnosis inspired everyone around her.
It suggests not just bravery but a bold, almost regal willingness to confront what others might flee.
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- intrepidityFearless courage
fortitude · boldness · dauntlessness · fearlessness · undauntedness · pluck · mettle · grit
Titled ruling class
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
- magnanimityGenerous, noble spirit
greatness · prowess · stalwartness · indomitability · resoluteness · steadfastness · tenacity · determination
bravery
Boldness before danger
intrepidity · fortitude · boldness · dauntlessness · fearlessness · undauntedness · pluck · mettle · grit · spunk
nobility
Titled ruling class
magnanimity · greatness · prowess · stalwartness · indomitability · resoluteness · steadfastness · tenacity · determination · resilience
unflinching
Refusing to show fear
- undauntedCourageously persistent despite difficulty
- unafraidLacking dread or alarm
- unshrinkingNot recoiling or retreating
unblenching · resolute · intrepid · gallant · bold · daring · audacious · plucky · heroic · steadfast
lion-heartednesscowardice
Absence of bravery
timidity · cowardliness · fearfulness · pusillanimity · cravenness
lion-heartednessfeebleness
Lack of strength
irresoluteness · spiritlessness · weakness · submissiveness · defeatism
lion-heartednessweakness
Deficiency in force
irresolution · fecklessness · pusillanimity · spinelessness · wishy-washiness
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