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fearless

adjective
fear·​less | \ ˈfir-lÉ™s How to pronounce fearless (audio) \

Definition of fearless

: free from fear : brave

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Other Words from fearless

fearlessly adverb
fearlessness noun

Examples of fearless in a Sentence

skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types

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His former high school coach, Michael Parker, said Drablos was fearless, fast and always up for an adventure. Washington Post, "Hawaii skydiving crash victims included young couple, sailor," 25 June 2019 For Buoniconti, the fearless leader of one of the N.F.L.’s most feared defenses, the more enduring pain came years later. Ken Belson, New York Times, "Nick Buoniconti Got the Best and the Worst of Football," 2 Aug. 2019 Last year at San Diego Comic-Con, Steven Universe‘s fearless leader Rebecca Sugar announced Steven Universe The Movie. Nick Romano, EW.com, "First Steven Universe The Movie trailer drops at Comic-Con," 19 July 2019 Check out our fearless leader’s best looks at Essence Festival below. Nandi Howard, Essence, "Our Chief Content & Creative Officer MoAna Luu Looked Bomb All Essence Festival," 10 July 2019 Then our fearless leaders, mostly Republicans, step up to tell us that anybody who says this happened because there are too many guns is un-American. Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "In Britain, a break from the awful," 19 May 2018 Come on let’s do this Mad crazy love to my fearless leader @corinhardy THE CROW. Nick Vadala, Philly.com, "Wizard World Comic Con: 10 celebrities to see in Philadelphia," 16 May 2018 When the game began, the Angels were fearless and nearly flawless. Greg Beacham, The Denver Post, "We’re playing for him: Angels honor Tyler Skaggs with amazing game," 13 July 2019 Of course, Lucien Favre's men are fearless and do everything with a smile on their face! SI.com, "Pre-Season 2019: The Best Pics and Videos as Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea & More Return to Training," 6 July 2019

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First Known Use of fearless

1540, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for fearless

fear entry 1 + -less

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fearless

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of fearless

: not afraid : very brave

fearless

adjective
fear·​less | \ ˈfir-lÉ™s How to pronounce fearless (audio) \

Kids Definition of fearless

: not afraid : brave

Other Words from fearless

fearlessly adverb
fearlessness noun

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