fearfulness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *fearfulness*:
NOUN	feeling	fearfulness, fear, fright	an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
NOUN	attribute	fearfulness	the trait of being afraid

English > *fearfulness*: 2 senses > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight).
Synonyms	fear, fright
Attributes	afraid	Filled with fear or apprehension
Attributes	unafraid, fearless	oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
Parts	cold sweat	The physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill
Narrower	alarm, dismay, consternation	Fear resulting from the awareness of danger
	apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread	fearful expectation or anticipation
	creeps	A feeling of fear and revulsion
	frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle	An almost pleasurable sensation of fright
	horror	Intense and profound fear
	hysteria	excessive or uncontrollable fear
	intimidation	The feeling of being intimidated
	panic, terror, affright	An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
	scare, panic attack	A sudden attack of fear
	stage fright	Fear that affects a person about to face an audience
	timidity, timidness, timorousness	Fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
Broader	emotion	Any strong feeling
Opposite	fearlessness, bravery	Feeling no fear
Spanish	espanto, miedo, pavor, susto, temor, terror
Catalan	basarda, esglai, espant, paüra, por, temor, terror
Adjectives	fearful	experiencing or showing fear

English > *fearfulness*: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	The trait of being afraid.
Narrower	gutlessness	The trait of lacking courage and determination
	pusillanimity, pusillanimousness	contemptible fearfulness
	timidity, timorousness	fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
Broader	cowardice, cowardliness	The trait of lacking courage
Opposite	fearlessness	The trait of feeling no fear
Adjectives	fearful	lacking courage

HyperDic: fearfulness