Noun: fearfulness feer-ful-nus
- An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
"The child's fearfulness of the dark persisted";
- fear, fright
- The trait of being afraid
"His fearfulness prevented him from taking risks"
See also: afeard [archaic], afeared [archaic], afraid, fearless, 'fraid [non-standard], unafraid
Type of: cowardice, cowardliness, emotion
Antonym: fearlessness
Encyclopedia: Fearfulness