intrepid
pronunciation
How to pronounce intrepid in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtrepɪd]
How to pronounce intrepid in American English:
US [ɪnˈtrepɪd]
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- Adjective:
- invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Word Origin
- intrepid
- intrepid: [17] The -trepid of intrepid represents Latin trepidus ‘alarmed’ (source also of English trepidation [17]), which goes back to an Indo- European source in which the notion of ‘fear’ seems to be linked with or derived from that of ‘scurrying away’. Addition of the negative prefix in- produced intrepidus ‘undaunted’, which reached English partly via French intrépide.=> trepidation
- intrepid (adj.)
- 1620s (implied in intrepidness), from French intrépide (16c.) and directly from Latin intrepidus "unshaken, undaunted," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + trepidus "alarmed" (see trepidation). Related: Intrepidly.
Example
- 1. Ms murray excels in the role of intrepid tour guide .
- 2. Stop thinking of yourself as intrepid , for a start .
- 3. A few intrepid explorers stake out some new , unexplored territory .
- 4. Morrison was certainly intrepid but there is doubt over whether he wrote all his own copy .
- 5. Arguably the most intrepid of these explorers is hiroshi ishiguro , the driving force behind the uncanny valley girl yume , aka actroid-der .