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intrepidness

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in⋅trep⋅id

  [in-trep-id]
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–adjective
resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.
Origin:
1690–1700; < L intrepidus, equiv. to in- in- 3 + trepidus anxious; see trepidation

Related forms:
in⋅tre⋅pid⋅i⋅ty, in⋅trep⋅id⋅ness, noun
in⋅trep⋅id⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
brave, courageous, bold.

Antonyms:
timid.
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in·trep·id   (ĭn-trěp'ĭd)   
adj.  Resolutely courageous; fearless. See Synonyms at brave.

[Latin intrepidus : in-, not; see in-1 + trepidus, alarmed.]
in'tre·pid'i·ty (-trə-pĭd'ĭ-tē), in·trep'id·ness n., in·trep'id·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

intrepid 
1627 (implied in intrepidness), from L. intrepidus "unshaken, undaunted," from in- "not" + trepidus "alarmed."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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