adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
General-American:/ˈfɪɹləs/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfɪələs/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)ləs
CMU ARPABET:F IH1 R L AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Without fear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English fear Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English fearless From fear + -less.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
ደፋር
(däfar)
— free from fear
Arabic:
جريء
(jarīʔ)
— free from fear
Arabic:
جريئة
(jarīʔa)
— free from fear
Armenian:
անվախ
(anvax)
— free from fear
Azerbaijani:
qorxmaz
— free from fear
Belarusian:
бясстра́шны
(bjasstrášny)
— free from fear
Bulgarian:
безстра́шен
(bezstrášen)
— free from fear
Bulgarian:
неустраши́м
(neustraším)
— free from fear
Catalan:
impàvid
— free from fear
Catalan:
intrèpid
— free from fear
Cherokee:
ᏍᎦᏎᏅ
(sgasenv)
— free from fear
Chinese Mandarin:
不怕的
(bùpà de)
— free from fear
Chinese Mandarin:
大膽的 /大胆的
(dàdǎn de)
— free from fear
Czech:
nebojácný
— free from fear
Danish:
frygtløs
— free from fear
Danish:
uforfærdet
— free from fear
Dutch:
onbevreesd
— free from fear
Esperanto:
sentima
— free from fear
Finnish:
peloton
— free from fear
French:
courageux
— free from fear
French:
brave
— free from fear
French:
intrépide
— free from fear
Galician:
destemido
— free from fear
Georgian:
უშიშარი
(ušišari)
— free from fear
Georgian:
გაბედული
(gabeduli)
— free from fear
Georgian:
მამაცი
(mamaci)
— free from fear
Georgian:
შეუპოვარი
(šeuṗovari)
— free from fear
German:
furchtlos
— free from fear
Gothic:
𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃
(unagands)
— free from fear
Greek:
άφοβος
(áfovos)
— free from fear
Ancient Greek:
ἄφοβος
(áphobos)
— free from fear
Ancient Greek:
ἀδεής
(adeḗs)
— free from fear
Hindi:
निर्भीक
(nirbhīk)
— free from fear
Hindi:
निडर
(niḍar)
— free from fear
Hindi:
निर्भय
(nirbhay)
— free from fear
Hungarian:
rettenthetetlen
— free from fear
Hungarian:
félelmetlen
— free from fear
Hungarian:
féletlen
— free from fear
Italian:
senza paura
— free from fear
Italian:
impavido
— free from fear
Jamaican Creole:
tallawah
— free from fear
Japanese:
大胆な
(daitan na)
— free from fear
Japanese:
恐れない
(osorenai)
— free from fear
Latin:
impavidus
— free from fear
Latin:
intrepidus
— free from fear
Lithuanian:
bebaimis
— free from fear
Macedonian:
бестрашен
(bestrašen)
— free from fear
Māori:
mātātoa
— free from fear
Māori:
wehikore
— free from fear
Norwegian Bokmål:
fryktløs
— free from fear
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fryktlaus
— free from fear
Old English:
unforht
— free from fear
Persian:
نترس
(natars)
— free from fear
Plautdietsch:
forchtlooss
— free from fear
Polish:
nieustraszony
— free from fear
Portuguese:
destemido
— free from fear
Portuguese:
impávido
— free from fear
Russian:
бесстра́шный
(besstrášnyj)
— free from fear
Russian:
неустраши́мый
(neustrašímyj)
— free from fear
Sanskrit:
वीतभी
(vītabhī)
— free from fear
Serbo-Croatian:
neustràšiv
— free from fear
Serbo-Croatian:
неустрашив
— free from fear
Slovak:
nebojácny
— free from fear
Spanish:
intrépido
— free from fear
Spanish:
impávido
— free from fear
Spanish:
sin miedo
— free from fear
Swedish:
orädd
— free from fear
Telugu:
నిర్భయము
(nirbhayamu)
— free from fear
Telugu:
భయములేని
(bhayamulēni)
— free from fear
Turkish:
korkusuz
— free from fear
Turkish:
yılmaz
— free from fear
Ottoman Turkish:
قورقوسز
(korkusuz)
— free from fear
Ukrainian:
безстра́шний
(bezstrášnyj)
— free from fear