dauntless

[dawnt-lis, dahnt-]

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adjective

not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold: a dauntless hero.

noun

(initial capital letter) Also called Douglas SBD. the principal U.S. Navy fleet bomber of early World War II, capable of carrying bombs or depth charges and particularly successful as a dive bomber.

Origin of dauntless

First recorded in 1585–95; daunt + -less

Related formsdaunt·less·ly, adverbdaunt·less·ness, noun

Synonyms

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1. undaunted, daring, indomitable, brave, courageous.

Antonyms

1. fearful, timid.

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Examples from the Web for dauntless

Contemporary Examples

If Miles Teller was in a faction like the characters in Divergent, he would be in Dauntless.
‘Divergent’ Star Miles Teller Is About to Take Over Hollywood
Kevin Fallon
March 20, 2014
Armed with a plan that was equal parts erudite and dauntless, Burger plunged into the project, rising to every challenge.
‘Divergent’ Is Not ‘The Hunger Games,’ Says Director Neil Burger
Kevin Fallon
March 18, 2014
She enlists in Dauntless, a faction composed of the fearless who protect the city.
Exclusive: Shailene Woodley On ‘Divergent,’ J. Law, and Why She Turned Down ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Marlow Stern
March 7, 2014
In Divergent, the Dauntless faction is implanted with chips that track them, and are also brainwashed into committing genocide.
Exclusive: Shailene Woodley On ‘Divergent,’ J. Law, and Why She Turned Down ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Marlow Stern
March 7, 2014

Historical Examples

And, firm and dauntless, Morton laid his hand on the giant's vest.
Night and Morning, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
But she has never since been quite so dauntless, quite so full of the joy of life.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
Graded Poetry: Second Year
Various
And straight against that great array, forth went the dauntless three.
Graded Poetry: Second Year
Various
To his bower was Beowulf brought in haste, dauntless victor.
Beowulf
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for dauntless

dauntless

adjective

bold; fearless; intrepid

Derived Formsdauntlessly, adverbdauntlessness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for dauntless

adj.

1590s, from daunt + -less. Related: Dauntlessly.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

Examples from the Web for dauntless

Contemporary Examples

If Miles Teller was in a faction like the characters in Divergent, he would be in Dauntless.

Armed with a plan that was equal parts erudite and dauntless, Burger plunged into the project, rising to every challenge.

She enlists in Dauntless, a faction composed of the fearless who protect the city.

In Divergent, the Dauntless faction is implanted with chips that track them, and are also brainwashed into committing genocide.

Historical Examples

And, firm and dauntless, Morton laid his hand on the giant's vest.

But she has never since been quite so dauntless, quite so full of the joy of life.

So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.

And straight against that great array, forth went the dauntless three.

To his bower was Beowulf brought in haste, dauntless victor.

dauntless

Word Origin and History for dauntless

adj.

Origin of dauntless