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Fearless definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FE'ARLESS, a.
1. Free from fear; as fearless of death; fearless of consequences.
2. Bold; courageous; intrepid; undaunted; as a fearless hero; a fearless foe.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them [syn: unafraid, fearless] [ant: afraid]
2: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [syn: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1540 free from fear ; brave • fearlessly adverb • fearlessness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 courageous, brave. 2 (foll. by of) without fear. Derivatives: fearlessly adv. fearlessness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fearless Fear"less, a. Free from fear. Syn: Bold; courageous; intrepid; valorous; valiant; brave; undaunted; dauntless; heroic. -- Fear"less*ly, adv. -- Fear"less*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you say that someone is fearless, you mean that they are not afraid at all, and you admire them for this. ...his fearless campaigning for racial justice. ADJ [approval]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Dauntless, unterrified, courageous, bold, intrepid, brave, valorous, valiant, gallant.

Moby Thesaurus

assured, audacious, aweless, bold, brave, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dauntless, dreadless, gallant, game, heroic, intrepid, lionhearted, plucky, sanguine, sure, unafraid, unapprehensive, unbashful, undiffident, unfearful, unfearing, unfrightened, unscared, unshy, unterrified, untimid, untimorous, valiant, valorous, venturesome