fearless

/ˈfɪɹləs/

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Frequency: 3.55 in modern English

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adj

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[.]"

Etymology tree English fear Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English fearless From fear + -less.

more fearless (comparative) most fearless (superlative)

fearlessness fearlessly

unafraid intrepid courageous

earless cheerless gearless

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How do you pronounce fearless?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪɹləs/.

What does fearless mean?

Without fear.

Where does fearless come from?

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