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fearless

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈfɪɹɫəs// UK //fˈiələs// fear·less

adj. not afraid of danger, pain, or difficult things. You use this to describe someone who stays calm in scary situations.

adj. showing no fear in the face of danger, pain, or difficulty. Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb.


SIMPLE

The fearless firefighter ran into the burning building.

CONTEXTUAL

She felt fearless while skydiving, even though it was her first time jumping from a plane.

COMPLEX

The explorer's fearless determination to map the unknown territories inspired a generation of scientists to push beyond the boundaries of established knowledge.

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Origin

From fear + -less.

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