undaunted

[ uhn-dawn-tid, -dahn- ]

/ ʌnˈdɔn tɪd, -ˈdɑn- /

undismayed; not discouraged; not forced to abandon purpose or effort: undaunted by failure.

undiminished in courage or valor; not giving way to fear; intrepid: Although outnumbered, he was undaunted.

Origin of undaunted

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at un-¹, daunt, -ed²

un·daunt·ed·ly, adverb un·daunt·ed·ness, noun

His spirits were undaunted, and his faith in his mission as firm as ever.

When Robert E. Lee Met John Brown and Saved the Union |Michael Korda |May 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Undaunted, she complained in an email to Berg and CEO Ana Maria Chávez and got a second, much more attentive, phone meeting.

Why Are Girl Scout Camps Being Closed? |Alessandra Rafferty |January 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Undaunted, the CRICCF lodged its complaint against both Dylan and the French publishers of Rolling Stone.

Dylan’s Candor Gets Misconstrued as Hate Speech in France |Ian Bell |December 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“Unbowed, undaunted, defiant, and committed are the words that shout out when looking at these remarkable photographs,” he wrote.

Bryan Adams’s Unlikely, Compelling Portrait Photography Book ‘Wounded’ |Nico Hines |November 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Onto this financial minefield swaggered Suze Orman, undaunted.

Can Suze Orman Save America? |Adam Auriemma |November 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Yet having drawn all these facts into consideration, she was undaunted.

Sally Bishop |E. Temple Thurston
Cheerfulness itself means poise—a wholesome, happy, undaunted poise that makes life well-balanced and worth the living.

Book of Etiquette |Lillian Eichler
Forthwith there was a body of the green-sleeves right before Shanvilla, who came on with their ball, tip by tip, undaunted.

The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. |E. Rameur
Sailors know what it is, and conquering it by cool determination and undaunted bravery, nobly do their duty.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction |Various
In the following early summer, the undaunted workers began again, and completed an erection of three storeys by September.

Grace Darling |Eva Hope

undaunted

/ (ʌnˈdɔːntɪd) /

not put off, discouraged, or beaten

undauntedly, adverb undauntedness, noun