un-daunted

adjective

undismayed; not discouraged; not forced to abandon purpose or effort: undaunted by failure.

undiminished in courage or valor; not giving way to fear; intrepid: Although outnumbered, he was undaunted.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; see un-¹, daunt, -ed²

Related forms

un·daunt·ed·ly, adverb

un·daunt·ed·ness, noun

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undaunted (ʌnˈdɔːntɪd)

—*adj*
	not put off, discouraged, or beaten

un'dauntedly

—*adv*

un'dauntedness

—n

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Word Origin & History

undaunted

mid-15c., with reference to horses, "untamed, not broken in," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of daunt (v.). In ref. to persons, meaning "intrepid" is recorded from 1580s.

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