intrepid

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English

Etymology

From French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus, from in- (“not”) + trepidus (“anxious, nervous”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹɛpɪd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧trepid

Adjective

intrepid (comparative more intrepid, superlative most intrepid)

  1. Fearless; bold; brave.
    Synonyms: fearless, unafraid, courageous
    Antonym: trepid
    • 2000, Lennard Bickel, Shackleton's Forgotten Men: The Untold Tale of an Antarctic Tragedy:
      Fewer than 70 years earlier, the intrepid James Cook in his ship Resolution had been the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “intrepid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus.

Adjective

intrepid m or n (feminine singular intrepidă, masculine plural intrepizi, feminine and neuter plural intrepide)

  1. intrepid

Declension

Declension of intrepid
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite intrepid intrepidă intrepizi intrepide
definite intrepidul intrepida intrepizii intrepidele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite intrepid intrepide intrepizi intrepide
definite intrepidului intrepidei intrepizilor intrepidelor
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