noun
- plural of doughtiness; the quality of being brave, courageous, and determined in facing difficulty or danger
Usage: formal or literary; typically used in historical or elevated contexts
Examples
- The doughtinesses of the medieval knights were celebrated in epic poems.
- Her doughtinesses in standing up for her beliefs earned her respect.
- The soldiers' doughtinesses were tested during the long siege.
- History remembers the doughtinesses of those who fought for freedom.
- Despite their small numbers, the doughtinesses of the defenders prevented the city's fall.