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intrepid

[ in-trep-id ]

/ ɪnˈtrɛp ɪd /

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adjective

resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.

Origin of intrepid

1690–1700; < Latin intrepidus, equivalent to in- in-³ + trepidus anxious; see trepidation

SYNONYMS FOR intrepid

brave, courageous, bold.

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ANTONYMS FOR intrepid

timid.

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OTHER WORDS FROM intrepid

in·tre·pid·i·ty, in·trep·id·ness, noun in·trep·id·ly, adverb

Words nearby intrepid

intravital stain, intrazonal soil, intreat, intrench, intrenching tool, intrepid, intricacy, intricate, intrigant, intrigue, intriguing

Example sentences from the Web for intrepidity

The saving of the guns is always an operation that calls for intrepidity, and many exploits of that kind are related.

Tommy Atkins at War |James Alexander Kilpatrick
His bones lie buried in the Western hemisphere, which his intrepidity revealed to an astonished world.

Old Quebec |Sir Gilbert Parker and Claude Glennon Bryan
Let it be the result of calmness and intrepidity; let it be dictated by the principles of loyalty and the principles of liberty.

Phrases for Public Speakers and Paragraphs for Study |Compiled by Grenville Kleiser
In these scenes the boys took the lead, performing the most desperate feats, and inspiring the rest by their intrepidity.

Peter Parley's Own Story |Samuel G. Goodrich

He was the youngest son of Charles X., a man of talents and intrepidity, and popular with the army.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for intrepidity

intrepid

/ (ɪnˈtrɛpɪd) /

adjective

fearless; daring; bold

Derived forms of intrepid

intrepidity or intrepidness, noun intrepidly, adverb

Word Origin for intrepid

C17: from Latin intrepidus, from in- 1 + trepidus fearful, timid