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fearlessly

/ˈfɪɹɫəsli/ adv

In a fearless manner; without fear.

Word Origin Fear originally meant 'sudden danger, ambush' in Old English — that heart-stopping moment of peril. The suffix -less means 'without,' so fearless is literally 'without fear,' and fearlessly is doing something in that state. The same -less suffix gives us endless, hopeless, ruthless — all describing a lack of something. The Old English root fǣr is related to the PIE *per- 'to try, risk,' which also gives us peril.

adv In a fearless manner; without fear.

The firefighter fearlessly entered the burning building to save the child.

(副词) 无畏地；勇敢地；毫不畏惧地

消防员无畏地进入燃烧的建筑拯救孩子。

(adverbio) intrépidamente; sin miedo; valientemente; audazmente [De manera intrépida; sin miedo.]

El bombero entró intrépidamente al edificio en llamas para salvar al niño.

(adverbe) sans peur; intrépidement; avec intrépidité [Sans peur, avec courage face au danger ou à la difficulté.]

Le pompier est entré fearlessly dans le bâtiment en flammes pour sauver l'enfant.

(Adverb) ohne Furcht oder Zögern; mit großer Entschlossenheit und Gelassenheit in gefährlichen oder ungewissen Situationen.

Der Feuerwehrmann betrat **fearlessly** das brennende Gebäude, um das Kind zu retten.

(副詞) 恐れずに；勇敢に；大胆不敵に。

消防士は怯むことなく燃え盛る建物の中へ飛び込み、子どもを救い出した。

(advérbio) destemidamente; intrepidamente; sem medo [De maneira destemida; sem medo.]

O bombeiro entrou destemidamente no prédio em chamas para salvar a criança.

Synonyms: bravely courageously boldly dauntlessly intrepidly valiantly heroically gallantly Antonyms: fearfully timidly cowardly nervously
Word parts: fear + less + ly

Related words

fearful fearsome lessen

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