Intrepid

//ɪnˈtɹɛpɪd// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fearless; bold; brave.

    "Fewer than 70 years earlier, the intrepid James Cook in his ship Resolution had been the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle."

Adjective
  1. 1
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation wordnet

Synonyms

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audaciousadamantineadventurousaudaciousbadbloody-minded

Example

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"Many tried to carry out the deed of the intrepid mountaineer."

Etymology

From French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus, from in- (“not”) + trepidus (“anxious, nervous”).

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