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[ dawnt -lis, dahnt - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdɔnt lɪs, ˈdɑnt- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold: a dauntless hero.
noun (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 of dauntless First recorded in 1585–95; daunt + -less
SYNONYMS FOR dauntless 1 undaunted, daring, indomitable, brave, courageous.
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OTHER WORDS FROM dauntless daunt·less·ly, adverb daunt·less·ness, noun Words nearby dauntless daughter star, Daumier, dauncy, daunt, daunting, dauntless , Daunus, dauphin, dauphine, dauphiness, daur
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Example sentences from the Web for dauntless If Miles Teller was in a faction like the characters in Divergent, he would be in Dauntless .
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Armed with a plan that was equal parts erudite and dauntless , Burger plunged into the project, rising to every challenge.
‘Divergent’ Is Not ‘The Hunger Games,’ Says Director Neil Burger | Kevin Fallon| March 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
She enlists in Dauntless , a faction composed of the fearless who protect the city.
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In Divergent, the Dauntless faction is implanted with chips that track them, and are also brainwashed into committing genocide.
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He had been a brave man, dauntless and intrepid, but cold, paralyzing fear now gripped him by the heart.
Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer | Cyrus Townsend Brady
Yet their brows were erect and dauntless —their limbs did not tremble—their lips were compressed and rigid.
The Last Days of Pompeii | Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
A king might well covet these sublime words of the dauntless Planciancois!
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) | George Washington Williams
But though it fell, the people of the dauntless city did not blench.
Vistas in Sicily | Arthur Stanley Riggs
His will was dauntless , his resolution inflexible, his courage high.
History of Morgan's Cavalry | Basil W. Duke
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British Dictionary definitions for dauntless
Derived forms of dauntless dauntlessly , adverb dauntlessness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to dauntless brave, daring, doughty, fearless, gallant, game, heroic, indomitable, intrepid, invincible, lionhearted, resolute, stouthearted, unafraid, unconquerable, undaunted, unflinching, valiant, valorous, aweless