intrepid

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: in=trep=id

CIDE DICTIONARY

intrepid, a. [L. intrepidus: cf. F. intrépide. See In- not, and Trepidation.].

 Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

Syn. -- Fearless; dauntless; resolute; brave; courageous; daring; valiant; heroic; doughty.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

intrepid, adj. fearless; very brave.

Derivative

intrepidity n. intrepidly adv.

Etymology

F intr{eacute}pide or L intrepidus (as IN-(1), trepidus alarmed)

THESAURUS

intrepid

adventurous, audacious, bold, bold-spirited, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, game, greathearted, hardy, heroic, herolike, ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lionhearted, manful, manly, plucky, resolute, soldierlike, soldierly, stalwart, steadfast, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome

ROGET THESAURUS

intrepid

Courage

N courage, bravery, valor, resoluteness, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity, contempt of danger, defiance of danger, derring-do, audacity, rashness, dash, defiance, confidence, self-reliance, manliness, manhood, nerve, pluck, mettle, game, heart, heart of grace, spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, firmness, heart of oak, bottom, backbone, spine, resolution, bulldog courage, prowess, heroism, chivalry, exploit, feat, achievement, heroic deed, heroic act, bold stroke, man, man of mettle, hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector, lion, tiger, panther, bulldog, gamecock, fighting-cock, bully, fire eater, courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, spirited, spiritful, high-spirited, high-mettled, mettlesome, plucky, manly, manful, resolute, stout, stout-hearted, iron-hearted, lion-hearted, heart of oak, Penthesilean, bold, bold-spirited, daring, audacious, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive, confident, self-reliant, bold as a lion, bold as brass, enterprising, adventurous, venturous, venturesome, dashing, chivalrous, soldierly, heroic, fierce, savage, pugnacious, strong-minded, hardy, doughty, firm, determined, dogged, indomitable, up to, up to the scratch, upon one's mettle, reassured, unfeared, undreaded, one's blood being up, courage sans peur, fortes fortuna adjuvat, have I not in my time heard lions roar, I dare do all that may become a man, male vincetis sed vincite, omne solum forti patria, self-trust is the essence of heroism, stimulos dedit oemula virtus, strong and great, a hero, teloque animus proestantior omni, there, is always safety in valor, virtus ariete fortier.