Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Without fear; brave. synonym: brave.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without fear; bold; courageous; intrepid; undaunted.
- Synonyms Brave, dauntless, daring, valiant, valorous, gallant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Free from fear.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Free from fear.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- adjective oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
Etymologies
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Examples
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Care of Trees is what I call a "fearless" play in that the script takes audiences to unimaginable places in their minds while the set designer the talented Nina Ball must provide some kind of landscape/mindscape that will support such a challenging emotional journey.
George Heymont: Unimaginable Environmental Crises (Don't Mess With Mother Nature) George Heymont 2011
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Care of Trees is what I call a "fearless" play in that the script takes audiences to unimaginable places in their minds while the set designer the talented Nina Ball must provide some kind of landscape/mindscape that will support such a challenging emotional journey.
George Heymont: Unimaginable Environmental Crises (Don't Mess With Mother Nature) George Heymont 2011
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The word "fearless" doesn't begin to do him justice.
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She was known as fearless, tactful, and politically astute.
Smile for the Camera Kelle James 2010
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Ingredients and cooking equipment are laid out at the farm kitchen in Fang Mr. Alford and Ms. Duguid have become known as fearless culinary explorers through their acclaimed travel cookbooks-cum-travelogues -- such as "Hot Sour Salty Sweet," about foods along the Mekong river, and "Mangoes and Curry Leaves," a look at South Asian cuisine -- that combine first-person essays with evocative photographs and foolproof recipes.
A Moveable Feast 2009
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Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid have become known as fearless culinary explorers through their acclaimed travel cookbooks, including 'Hot Sour Salty Sweet.'
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Throughout his life, his diligence, resourcefulness, and plain fearless hard work, have made me more proud than I can say.
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Throughout his life, his diligence, resourcefulness, and plain fearless hard work, have made me more proud than I can say.
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Vincent, fearless from the first, begins by tackling the stereotypes of male competition, aggression, and sexual swagger.
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Could she imagine tiring of the word fearless at some point?
The Transom 2006
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