undaunted C1 Topic:Safety & Risk US /ənˈdɔntɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #46813 Meanings 1 adj Not discouraged or frightened by difficulty or danger. Undaunted by the steep climb, the hikers pushed on to the summit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not discouraged or... undismayedunshaken Word family Derived forms undauntedlyundauntedness Related forms dauntless Etymology AI details From Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- + daunted. ondauntit Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Safety & Risk Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # undaunted **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ənˈdɔntɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 46813 ## Meanings 1. Not discouraged or frightened by difficulty or danger. ## Examples - Undaunted by the steep climb, the hikers pushed on to the summit. ## Derived Forms - undauntedly - undauntedness ## Related Forms - dauntless ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ondauntit ## Etymology From Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- + daunted. ## AI Etymology Undaunted is from Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- + daunted. In present-day use, it means not discouraged or frightened by difficulty or danger. Derived formations include undauntedly and undauntedness. ## Topics - Safety & Risk - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown