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fearless

adjective fear·less \ˈfir-ləs\

: not afraid : very brave

Full Definition of FEARLESS

:  free from fear :  brave
fear·less·ly adverb
fear·less·ness noun
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First Known Use of FEARLESS

1540

Related to FEARLESS

Synonyms
bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, brave, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
Antonyms
chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow

Rhymes with FEARLESS

FEARLESSLY Defined for Kids

fearless

adjective fear·less \ˈfir-ləs\

Definition of FEARLESS for Kids

:  not afraid :  brave
fear·less·ly adverb
fear·less·ness noun

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