12
intrepidness(noun, character, courage, fortitude, bravery)
12
magnanimity(noun, character, courage, fortitude, bravery)
12
pluck(noun, character, courage, fortitude, bravery)
12
valiancy(noun, character, courage, fortitude, bravery)
12
valorousness(noun, character, courage, fortitude, bravery)
12
virtue(noun, character, courage, fortitude, bravery)
10
mettle(noun, character, courage, fortitude, bravery)
9
defender(noun, guard, courage, fortitude, bravery)
9
person(noun, character, part, individual, personality)
9
personage(noun, character, person, part, individual)
8
protagonist(noun, art, person, play, film)
7
adoration(noun, adulation, idolization, favourite, idealization)
7
guardian(noun, guard, courage, fortitude, bravery)
7
idealization(noun, adoration, adulation, idolization, favourite)
7
idolization(noun, adoration, adulation, favourite, idealization)
7
leader(noun, head, master, boss, chief)
7
leading man(noun, expression, master, chief, art)
6
theatrical role(noun, expression, art, person, play)
6
being(noun, person, character, individual, personality)
6
human(noun, person, character, individual, personality)
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