different between unflinching vs doughty

English

Etymology

un- +? flinching

Adjective

unflinching (not comparable)

1. Without flinching; staying committed despite any difficulty; steadfast.
   • 1837, Catharine E. Beecher, An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism, page 126

     Can an honest, upright and Christian man, go into these conflicts, and with unflinching firmness stand up for all that is good, and oppose all that is evil, in whatever party it may be found, without a measure of moral courage such as few can command?

Derived terms

• unflinchingly
• unflinchingness

Translations

English

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Middle English doughti, dou?ty (“brave, bold, valiant; fierce, strong; bold warrior; excellent, honourable, noble, worthy; handsome, splendid; excellent or worthy person”) [and other forms], from Old English dohti?, dyhti? (“competent, doughty, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duht?g, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewg?- (“to produce (something useful); to be strong, have force”). The English word may be analysed as dought +? -y, and is cognate with Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”).

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?da?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?da?ti/, [-?i]
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [?d????i] (Canadian raising)
• Rhymes: -a?ti

Adjective

doughty (comparative doughtier or more doughty, superlative doughtiest or most doughty)

1. (dated or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.

   Synonyms: dauntless, fearless, intrepid, resolute, stouthearted, valiant; see also Thesaurus:brave

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly

Derived terms

• dought
• doughtily
• doughtiness
• doughty-handed

Translations

Noun

doughty (plural doughties)

1. (archaic, rare) A person who is bold or brave.

Translations

References

Middle English

Adjective

doughty

1. Alternative form of dou?ty