Hardihood

/hˈɑːdɪhˌʊd/

/hˈɑːɹdɪhˌʊd/

[noun]

Hardihood

[NOUN]

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

synonyms : boldness

daring

hardiness

antonyms : timidity

Examples

1. If that were true the murderer must have dropped some part of his dress, presumably his overcoat, in his flight, and must have had the hardihood to return and to carry it away at the instant when the son was kneeling with his back turned not a dozen paces off.