Meanings
comparative more fearlessly · superlative most fearlessly
- In a fearless manner; without fear.
The swallows, which had been tempted here in great numbers on account of the quantity of insects to be found in proximity to the wood, and had established themselves in the barn and under the eaves, were gambolling, circling, and twittering fearlessly about in the sunshine.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀφόβως, ἀδεῶς
- ἀφόβως (aphóbōs)in a fearless manner
- ἀδεῶς (adeôs)in a fearless manner
Danish frygtløst
- frygtløstin a fearless manner
Dutch onbevreesd, onverschrokken
- onbevreesdin a fearless manner
- onverschrokkenin a fearless manner
Finnish pelottomasti
- pelottomastiin a fearless manner
French intrépidement, sans peur
- intrépidementin a fearless manner
- sans peurin a fearless manner
German furchtlos
- furchtlosin a fearless manner
Greek άφοβα
- άφοβα (áfova)in a fearless manner
Hindi निधड़क
- निधड़क (nidhṛak)in a fearless manner
Italian impavidamente, intrepidamente
- impavidamentein a fearless manner
- intrepidamentein a fearless manner
- senza paurain a fearless manner
Latin audenter, audacter
- audenterin a fearless manner
- audacterin a fearless manner
Norwegian Bokmål fryktløst
- fryktløstin a fearless manner
Polish nieustraszenie
- nieustraszeniein a fearless manner
Russian бесстра́шно
- бесстра́шно (besstrášno)in a fearless manner
Cite this entry
fearlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fearlessly
“fearlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fearlessly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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