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Meaning of "fearfulness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FEARFULNESS

fearfulness  [ˈfɪəfʊlnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEARFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fearfulness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FEARFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fearfulness

Fear

Fear is an emotion induced by a threat perceived by living entities, which causes a change in brain and organ function and ultimately a change in behavior, such as running away, hiding or freezing from traumatic events. Fear may occur in response to a specific stimulus happening in the present, or to a future situation, which is perceived as risk to health or life, status, power, security, or in the case of humans wealth or anything held valuable. The fear response arises from the perception of danger leading to confrontation with or escape from/avoiding the threat, which in extreme cases of fear can be a freeze response or paralysis. In humans and animals, fear is modulated by the process of cognition and learning. Thus fear has been judged as rational or appropriate and irrational or inappropriate. An irrational fear is called a phobia. Psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that there is only a small set of basic or innate emotions and that fear is one of them. This hypothesized set includes such emotions as joy, sadness, fright, dread, horror, panic, anxiety, acute stress reaction and anger.

Definition of fearfulness in the English dictionary

The definition of fearfulness in the dictionary is the state of being afraid. Other definition of fearfulness is the state of being rather shy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEARFULNESS


carefulness
ˈkeəfʊlnɪs
cheerfulness
ˈtʃɪəfʊlnɪs
faithfulness
ˈfeɪθfʊlnɪs
forgetfulness
fəˈɡetfʊlnɪs
fruitfulness
ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs
fullness
ˈfʊlnɪs
gracefulness
ˈɡreɪsfʊlnɪs
helpfulness
ˈhelpfʊlnɪs
hopefulness
ˈhəʊpfʊlnɪs
joyfulness
ˈdʒɔɪfʊlnɪs
mindfulness
ˈmaɪndfʊlnɪs
playfulness
ˈpleɪfʊlnɪs
resourcefulness
rɪˈzɔːsfʊlnɪs
tearfulness
ˈtɪəfʊlnɪs
thankfulness
ˈθæŋkfʊlnɪs
thoughtfulness
ˈθɔːtfʊlnɪs
truthfulness
ˈtruːθfʊlnɪs
usefulness
ˈjuːsfʊlnɪs
wastefulness
ˈweɪstfʊlnɪs
wilfulness
ˈwɪlfʊlnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEARFULNESS

feague
feal
fealties
fealty
fear
feare
fearer
fearful
fearfully
fearless
fearlessly
fearlessness
fearmonger
fearnaught
fearnought
fearsome
fearsomely
fearsomeness
feasance
fease

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEARFULNESS

beautifulness
business
casualness
coolness
deceitfulness
dullness
evilness
foulness
healthfulness
illness
meaningfulness
mental illness
peacefulness
realness
skillfulness
smallness
specialness
stillness
wakefulness
wellness
wonderfulness

Synonyms and antonyms of fearfulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fearfulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEARFULNESS

Find out the translation of fearfulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fearfulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fearfulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恐惧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

temor
570 millions of speakers

English

fearfulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भयानकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخوف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боязливость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

medo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্বিগ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la peur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketakutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ängstlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐怖
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

두려움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fearfulness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sợ hãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திகில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भीती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fearfulness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fearfulness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боязливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φόβος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kommer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fearfulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frykt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fearfulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEARFULNESS»

The term «fearfulness» is regularly used and occupies the 65.873 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEARFULNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fearfulness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fearfulness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fearfulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEARFULNESS»

Discover the use of fearfulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fearfulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early Environmental Regulation of Neural Systems Mediating ...
Taken together, these findings suggest that early life events (ie: naturally occurring differences in maternal care) during the first few days of life have long-term effects on the development of central neurotransmitter systems, which ...
Christian Caldji, 2006
2
Better than Prozac : Creating the Next Generation of ...
One of the most widely used mouse psychological tests, called the open-field test , measures fearfulness. In this test a mouse is placed in a brightly lit box that is open at the top. In this exposed position the average mouse shows signs of ...
Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry University of California Samuel H. Barondes Jeanne and Sandford Robinson Professor and Director, San Francisco, 2003
3
Severe Stress and Mental Disturbance in Children
A number of aspects of development — including regulation of fearfulness, development of trust and positive expectations, and emotional self-awareness and understanding — have clear conceptual links to experiences of extreme fright.
Cynthia R. Pfeffer, 1996
4
The Behavioural Biology of Dogs
There are several studies that give evidence for more narrow subtypes of fearfulness. One example is the difference between fearfulness towards social and non-social stimuli; fearfulness towards strangers may not necessarily be associated ...
Per Jensen, 2007
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Sex Differences: Summarizing More than a Century of ...
Nature of Any Dif- ference Prepubertal Postpubertal Males more No signif. difference Females more NORTH Fearfulness/reluctance to AMERICA United States: Sheehy 1938 Childhood Adult explore novel stimuli, human. NORTH AMERICA ...
Lee Ellis, Scott Hershberger, Evelyn Field, 2013
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Development and Validation of a Dog Personality Questionnaire
{Continued) Study Traits Reactivity Fearfulness Submissiveness Aggression None/Other Goddard & Beilharz (1986) Fearfulness Fearfulness (Approach/ Avoid) Goddard & Beilharz (1985) Confidence Aggression- Dominance (Hackles, Biting) ...
Amanda Claire Jones, 2008
7
Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals
sufficiently high to allow further selection against fearfulness (Boissy et al., 2005a ). Observed heritabilities also revealed a genetic component in calf reactivity ( behavior, heart rate, cortisol) to a fear test; fearful calves became fearful heifers, ...
Temple Grandin, Mark J. Deesing, 2013
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Issues in Anatomy, Physiology, Metabolism, Morphology, and ...
According to news reporting from Wageningen, Netherlands, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Fearfulness of an individual can affect its sensitivity to stress, while at the same time the social situation in which an animal lives can affect ...
‎2013
9
Emotion Regulation in Late Adolescent Couples: Temperament, ...
anxiety was associated with a higher cortisol level and lack of decline during the discussion/later peak, though a steeper deceleration rate overall, as compared to high fearfulness in the absence of anxiety. At lower levels of fearfulness, these ...
Heidemarie K. Laurent, 2008
10
Knobil and Neill's Physiology of Reproduction
were the first to draw attention to this relationship when they found that virgin rats that are treated with antianxiety agents such as diazepam show both decreased fearfulness and increased aggression. Other work has confirmed these results ...
Ernst Knobil, Jimmy D. Neill, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEARFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fearfulness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman': Facts and Predictions
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. Prepare the table, watch in the ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
2
China's Young Postmodern, Post-Mao Artists
A distinct edge of tension and fearfulness runs through the exhibition, as the artists of My Generation are deeply aware that overt and specific ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
3
Theater Review (Off Broadway-NYC): 'Behind the Mask'
In Mei Jian Chi's cowardice and fearfulness, we see he is like us, an everyman. Yet, he confronts his fear in an unusual way and accepts his ... «Blogcritics, Jul 15»
4
Republicans Set to Try Again With Education Overhaul
In addition to everything else, there is some fearfulness among Republicans that proceeding with an education overhaul bill would result in a ... «Roll Call, Jul 15»
5
Dos and don'ts: Fearful behaviour in dogs
Dogs are fantastic mood-readers, and if you're displaying signs of nerves, anxiety or fearfulness yourself, they will be the first to notice. «insideTORONTO.com, Jul 15»
6
Concern about violence leads Ashland synagogues to use video …
The Temple, he adds, wants to head off “heightened anxiety and fearfulness” while seeking to avoid making anyone feel excluded. “We do this ... «Ashland Daily Tidings, Jul 15»
7
Researchers Study Horses' Fearfulness and Learning Ability
Of these traits, fearfulness seems to be the most significant, and that, ... When a horse with a high fearfulness level is learning a new task in a ... «TheHorse.com, Jul 15»
8
The Ashes: English Cricket's Post-Party Comedown
... exactly fearlessness, more the fear of what fearfulness would do) fast-tracked the ECB's longed-for reconnection of the team with the fans. «VICE, Jul 15»
9
Payson bear cub finds her forever home
Unfortunately, she was not a good candidate for release, thanks to her lack of fearfulness towards people. So, Strawberry has found her forever ... «AZFamily, Jul 15»
10
Mother/daughter team splits dog business in two
Issues that Candiss helps correct in canine companions includes excessive barking, jumping up, separation anxiety, fearfulness, aggression ... «Pierce County Herald, Jul 15»

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