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fearless

adj
/ˈfɪɹləs/US/ˈfɪələs/UK

Etymology

From fear + -less.

  1. inherited from fǣran
  2. inherited from feren
  3. derived from *per-✻
  4. inherited from *fērō✻
  5. inherited from fǣr
  6. inherited from feer
  7. formed as fearless — “fear + -less”

Definitions

  1. Without fear.

    • "Our fearless reporter"... I'm not fearless, John. I don't like this.
    • England's wicket-keeper in the 50s, he was fearless about standing on the stumps to fastish bowlers[.]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA