unafraid

adj

unafraid

adj

/ʌnəˈfɹeɪd/

Etymology From un- + afraid.

1

Not afraid.

  • Every childhood seems to have exactly such a juvenile in its midst and mists. He's the boy who refuses to fear the opposite sex, purely because everyone else embraces that particular fear, and he's the type who is unafraid to make a decision.2005, Markus Zusak, “The Kiss (a Childhood Decision Maker)”, in The Book Thief, Sydney, N.S.W.: Picador, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013, →ISBN, page 49:
Synonyms
brave, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, unruffled, unterrified
Antonyms
afraid
Derived terms
unafraidly, unafraidness
Related terms
brave

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