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daunt⋅less

  [dawnt-lis, dahnt-]
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–adjective
1. not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold: a dauntless hero.
–noun
2. (initial capital letter) Also called Douglas SBD. the principal U.S. Navy fleet bomber of early World War II, capable of carrying bombs or depth charges and particularly successful as a dive bomber.
Origin:
1585–95; daunt + -less

Related forms:
daunt⋅less⋅ly, adverb
daunt⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. undaunted, daring, indomitable, brave, courageous.

Antonyms:
1. fearful, timid.
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daunt·less   (dônt'lĭs, dänt'-)   
adj.  Incapable of being intimidated or discouraged; fearless. See Synonyms at brave.
daunt'less·ly adv., daunt'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Dauntless

Daunt"less\, a. Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid.

Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. --Dryden. -- Daunt"less*ly, adv. -- Daunt"less*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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