Home › Words › D › dauntingnessdauntingnessdauntingness means the quality of being daunting.EtymologyFrom daunting + -ness.nounThe quality of being daunting.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dauntingly 79% match — In a daunting manner. vs dauntingness →dauntsome 75% match — Tending to daunt or intimidate. vs dauntingness →daunting 73% match — Discouraging; inspiring fear. vs dauntingness →dauntedly 71% match — In a daunted way. vs dauntingness →undaunting 70% match — Not daunting. vs dauntingness →formidableness 69% match — The quality of being formidable. vs dauntingness →dreadedness 68% match — Quality of being dreaded. vs dauntingness →dauntlessness 68% match — The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness. vs dauntingness →