Fearfulness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fearfulness \Fear"ful*ness\, n.
     The state of being fearful.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  fearfulness
       n 1: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain
            or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or
            fight) [syn: {fear}, {fright}] [ant: {fearlessness}]
       2: the trait of being afraid [ant: {fearlessness}]