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Boldness

The state or quality of being bold.

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Adventurousness 76% connected

The quality or state of being adventurous; daring; venturesomeness.

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Audaciousness 76% connected

The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.

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Audacity 76% connected

Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.

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Brazenness 76% connected

The quality or state of being brazen.

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Daredeviltry 76% connected

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Temerity 76% connected

Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war.

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Bold 74% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Bold 74% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Bold 66% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Bold 66% connected

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Brass 92% connected

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes cont…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cheek 92% connected

The side of the face below the eye.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Daring 92% connected

of Dare

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Face 92% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Hardiness 92% connected

Capability of endurance.

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Nerve 92% connected

One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various pa…

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Timidity 94% connected

The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.

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Timidity 94% connected

The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.

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