Intrepid Meaning
/ɪnˈtɹɛpɪd/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFearless; bold; brave.
Sentence Examples
Many tried to carry out the deed of the intrepid mountaineer.
You've got to be intrepid!
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ explorer was not afraid to travel into the dangerous jungle alone at night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ explorer set off on a lonely journey across the frozen continent to reach the South Pole.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *trep- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin trepidus Latin intrepiduslbor. French intrépidebor. English intrepid From French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus, from in- (“not”) + trepidus (“anxious, nervous”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Fewer than 70 years earlier, the intrepid James Cook in his ship Resolution had been the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle."
— 2000, Lennard Bickel, Shackleton's Forgotten Men: The Untold Tale of an Antarctic Tragedy:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ explorer was not afraid to travel into the dangerous jungle alone at night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ explorer set off on a lonely journey across the frozen continent to reach the South Pole.