Word of the Day

Saturday, August 11, 2001

intrepid

\in-TREP-id\ , adjective;

Fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

Quotes:

Join the few dozen rich and intrepid souls . . . who have paid hefty deposits to sign up for the first commercial rides into space.

-- Dinesh D'Souza, The Virtue of Prosperity

Less than 70 years earlier, the intrepid James Cook in his ship Resolution had been the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.

-- Lennard Bickel, Shackleton's Forgotten Men

Origin:

Intrepid comes from Latin intrepidus, "calm," from in-, "not" + trepidus, "anxious, disturbed."