undauntable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈdɔːntəbəl/ UK /ʌnˈdɔːntəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
impossible to discourage or intimidate

Her undauntable spirit carried the expedition through the storm.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · impossible to discourage or... indomitable unconquerable unshakable resolute fearless intrepid

Opposites

timid cowardly fearful faint-hearted

Word family

Related forms daunt dauntless undaunted undauntedly

Etymology

From un- ('not') + dauntable, from daunt, from Old French danter, donter ('to tame, subdue'), from Latin domitare ('to tame'), frequentative of domare ('to subdue, tame').

un- Old English donter Old French domare Latin *demh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# undauntable

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

## Meanings
1. impossible to discourage or intimidate

## Examples
- Her undauntable spirit carried the expedition through the storm.

## Synonyms
- indomitable
- unconquerable
- unshakable
- resolute
- fearless
- intrepid

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

## Related Forms
- daunt
- dauntless
- undaunted
- undauntedly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: donter
- Root: domare
- Root: *demh₂-

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + dauntable, from daunt, from Old French danter, donter ('to tame, subdue'), from Latin domitare ('to tame'), frequentative of domare ('to subdue, tame').

## AI Etymology
Undauntable is from un- ('not') + dauntable, from daunt, from Old French danter, donter ('to tame, subdue'), from Latin domitare ('to tame'), frequentative of domare ('to subdue, tame'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), donter (Old French), domare (Latin), and *demh₂- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers impossible to discourage or intimidate. The wider family includes related words such as daunt, dauntless, undaunted, and undauntedly.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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