Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fearless"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fearless \Fear"less\, a.
Free from fear.
Syn: Bold; courageous; intrepid; valorous; valiant; brave;
undaunted; dauntless; heroic. -- {Fear"less*ly}, adv. --
{Fear"less*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fearless
adj 1: oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing
them [syn: {unafraid(p)}] [ant: {afraid(p)}]
2: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with
danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger
makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman
Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over
pain"- William Wordsworth"; "set a courageous example by
leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
[syn: {brave}, {courageous}] [ant: {cowardly}]
3: resolute and without fear [syn: {doughty}, {hardy}]
4: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
"fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid
pioneers" [syn: {audacious}, {brave}, {dauntless}, {intrepid},
{unfearing}]
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