intrepid
adjective/ɪnˈtrepɪd/
/ɪnˈtrepɪd/
(formal, often humorous)- very brave; not afraid of danger or difficulties synonym fearless
- Traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be intrepid explorers.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIntrepid is used with these nouns:- explorer
- hero
- reporter
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French intrépide or Latin intrepidus, from in- ‘not’ + trepidus ‘alarmed’.Definitions on the go
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