First Known Use: 1680
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intrepid
adjective in·trep·id \in-ˈtre-pəd\
: feeling no fear : very bold or brave
Full Definition of INTREPID
— in·tre·pid·i·ty \ˌin-trə-ˈpi-də-tē\ noun
— in·trep·id·ly \in-ˈtre-pəd-lē\ adverb
— in·trep·id·ness noun
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Examples of INTREPID
- The heroes are intrepid small-business owners, investigative reporters, plaintiffs and their lawyers, and, of course, Nader himself and his grass-roots organizations. —Jonathan Chait, New York Times Book Review, 3 Feb. 2008
- Author and explorer Dame Freya Stark was one of the most intrepid adventurers of all time. (T. E. Lawrence, no slouch in the travel department himself, called her “gallant” and “remarkable.”) —Kimberly Robinson, Travel & Leisure, December 1999
- Meanwhile, the intrepid Florentine traveler Marco Polo had been to China and brought back with him a noodle dish that became Italian pasta … —Norman F. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages, 1993
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Origin of INTREPID
Latin intrepidus, from in- + trepidus alarmed — more at trepidation
Related to INTREPID
- Synonyms
- bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), brave, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
- Antonyms
- chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow
INTREPID Defined for Kids
intrepid
adjective in·trep·id \in-ˈtre-pəd\
Definition of INTREPID for Kids
: feeling no fear : bold
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