fearless

adjective

fear·​less ˈfir-ləs How to pronounce fearless (audio)
: free from fear : brave
fearlessly adverb
fearlessness noun

Examples of fearless in a Sentence

skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types
Recent Examples on the Web The protagonist wasn’t a fearless do-gooder but a vulnerable, tortured warrior whose sole purpose was to save the soul of her lover, Dillion, after he had been tortured and killed by the Northmen. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 South Africa is a vibrant democracy with a free and fearless press and an independent judiciary. Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 May 2024 Limonov’s unsavory sympathies would likely turn off most Western viewers, apart from the fearless fans of dramas about political monsters. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024 Perhaps the most disappointing thing about the deeply flawed Bohemian Rhapsody film was its suggestion that Mercury’s story essentially ended at Live Aid – and that his fearless curtain call on Innuendo, one of the defining acts of his life, didn’t need to be in the biopic. Al Shipley, SPIN, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fearless 

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Word History

Etymology

fear entry 1 + -less

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fearless was in 1540

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Cite this Entry

“Fearless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fearless. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

fearless

adjective
fear·​less ˈfi(ə)r-ləs How to pronounce fearless (audio)
: free from fear : brave
fearlessly adverb
fearlessness noun

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