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)
- 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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Translations
fearless
References
- ^ 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)
Declension
Declension of intrepid
singular | plural | ||||||
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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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