dauntless

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdɔntləs/ UK /ˈdɔːntləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
showing fearlessness and determination

The dauntless explorer pressed on into the storm.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · showing fearlessness and... fearless intrepid undaunted brave valiant resolute bold courageous

Opposites

timid fearful cowardly faint-hearted

Word family

Derived forms dauntlesslydauntlessness

Related forms daunt daunting daunter

Etymology

From the verb daunt ('to intimidate, subdue') plus the native suffix -less ('without'), thus 'not to be daunted'. The verb derives from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre ('to tame').

danter Old French domāre Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dauntless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɔntləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɔːntləs/

## Meanings
1. showing fearlessness and determination

## Examples
- The dauntless explorer pressed on into the storm.

## Synonyms
- fearless
- intrepid
- undaunted
- brave
- valiant
- resolute
- bold
- courageous

## Antonyms
- timid
- fearful
- cowardly
- faint-hearted

## Derived Forms
- dauntlessly
- dauntlessness

## Related Forms
- daunt
- daunting
- daunter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: danter
- Root: domāre

## Etymology
From the verb daunt ('to intimidate, subdue') plus the native suffix -less ('without'), thus 'not to be daunted'. The verb derives from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre ('to tame').

## AI Etymology
Dauntless comes from the verb daunt ('to intimidate, subdue') plus the native suffix -less ('without'), thus 'not to be daunted'. The verb derives from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre ('to tame'). The historical trail runs through Old French danter and Latin domāre. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means showing fearlessness and determination. Derived formations include dauntlessly, dauntlessness; related forms include daunt, daunting, daunter.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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