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intrepid

[size=31]adjective[/size]

in·trep·id in-ˈtre-pəd

Synonyms of intrepid
: characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
an intrepid explorer

intrepidity
ˌin-trə-ˈpi-də-tē
noun
intrepidly
in-ˈtre-pəd-lē
adverb
intrepidness noun

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Don't Be Afraid to Learn About Intrepid
You need not be afraid to find out the origins of this word, although its history does include fear. Intrepid derives from the Latin word intrepidus, itself formed by the combination of the prefix in- (meaning "not") and trepidus, meaning "alarmed." Other relatives of trepidus in English include trepidation and trepidatious, as well as trepid (which actually predates intrepid and means "fearful"). Synonyms for intrepid include courageous, valiant, fearless, valorous, and simply brave. Intrepid aptly describes anyone—from explorers to reporters—who ventures bravely into unknown territory, though often you'll see the word loaded with irony, as in "an intrepid volunteer sampled the entries at the pie bake-off."

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Examples of intrepid in a Sentence

The heroes are intrepid small-business owners, investigative reporters, plaintiffs and their lawyers, and, of course, Nader himself and his grass-roots organizations.—Jonathan Chait, New York Times Book Review, 3 Feb. 2008

Author and explorer Dame Freya Stark was one of the most intrepid adventurers of all time. (T. E. Lawrence, no slouch in the travel department himself, called her "gallant" and "remarkable.")—Kimberly Robinson, Travel & Leisure, December 1999

Meanwhile, the intrepid Florentine traveler Marco Polo had been to China and brought back with him a noodle dish that became Italian pasta …—Norman F. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages, 1993

an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted

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Word History

Etymology
Latin intrepidus, from in- + trepidus alarmed — more at TREPIDATION
First Known Use
1680, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of intrepid was in 1680