intrepid
11intrepid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fearless; adventurous. DERIVATIVES intrepidity noun intrepidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin intrepidus not alarmed …
12intrepid — [in trep′id] adj. [L intrepidus < in , not + trepidus, alarmed, anxious: see TREPIDATION] not afraid; bold; fearless; dauntless; very brave SYN. BRAVE intrepidity [in΄trə pid′ə tē] n. intrepidness intrepidly adv …
13intrepid — [[t]ɪntre̱pɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An intrepid person acts in a brave way. ...an intrepid space traveller. Syn: fearless …
14intrepid — adjective Etymology: Latin intrepidus, from in + trepidus alarmed more at trepidation Date: 1680 characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance < an intrepid explorer > • intrepidity noun • intrepidly adverb • intrepidness …
15intrepid — intrepidity, intrepidness, n. intrepidly, adv. /in trep id/, adj. resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer. [1690 1700; < L intrepidus, equiv. to in IN 3 + trepidus anxious; see TREPIDATION] Syn. brave, courageous, bold. Ant. timid. * …
16intrepid — adj. Intrepid is used with these nouns: ↑explorer, ↑hero, ↑reporter, ↑traveller …
17intrepid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fearless, undaunted (see courage). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fearless, courageous, bold, dauntless; see brave 1 . See Synonym Study at brave . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.… …
18intrepid — in|trep|id [ınˈtrepıd] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: intrepidus, from trepidus frightened and worried ] willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places often used humorously ▪ intrepid explorers …
19intrepid — in|trep|id [ ın trepıd ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY not afraid to do dangerous things: DARING: an intrepid explorer …
20intrepid — [17] The trepid of intrepid represents Latin trepidus ‘alarmed’ (source also of English trepidation [17]), which goes back to an Indo European source in which the notion of ‘fear’ 291 irk seems to be linked with or derived from that of ‘scurrying …
