adj
fearless
FEER-luhs
adj
1
Showing no fear; brave.
"The fearless firefighter ran back into the burning building."
"She gave a fearless performance in front of the toughest critics."
How to Use Fearless
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNot afraid at all; brave.
Common pairings
fearless leader
fearless in the face of
Word Forms
more fearless comparative, most fearless superlative
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Etymology
From "fear" plus the suffix "-less", meaning "without."