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fearless

[feer-lis]

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adjective

without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.

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Origin of fearless

First recorded in 1350–1400, fearless is from the Middle English word fereles. See fear, -less

Related formsfear·less·ly, adverbfear·less·ness, noun

Synonym study

See brave.

Antonyms for fearless

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fearless

Contemporary Examples of fearless

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It was fearless and raunchy and fun and ridiculous and weird and feminist and powerful.
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Along the way, she discovers the fearless warrior that her mother knew was inside her all along.
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To be honest I am freaking out that I spoke, [but] I hadn't spoken to my parents for a week and I was fearless.
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Historical Examples of fearless

She advanced, I cannot say fearless, but therefore only the more brave.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
So fearless were they, that they made nothing of creeping in among the folds of his garments.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
She noted his fearless poise, and she saw the gallant spirit in his eye.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
Only her eyes were unchanged, the laughing, fearless eyes of old.
The Slave Of The Lamp
Henry Seton Merriman
Quinn was fearless, daring, indefatigable; but Quinn was not Ferry.
The Cavalier
George Washington Cable

Word Origin and History for fearless

adj.

early 15c., from fear (n.) + -less. Related: Fearlessly; fearlessness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper