Dauntless: Meaning, Examples and Quiz
Dauntless (adjective) — Dauntless describes someone who is not easily frightened or discouraged by difficulty or danger. It suggests determined courage.
Courage is not a guarantee of success
A dauntless person continues despite intimidating obstacles. The adjective usually sounds admiring and is stronger, and more literary, than brave in many everyday situations.
It does not mean invulnerable or certain to win. A dauntless team can still lose a match, and someone may act courageously while feeling nervous.
Dauntless in sentences
- The dauntless climbers continued towards their planned shelter as the wind strengthened.
- Her dauntless questions challenged an unfair rule.
- Despite three rejected designs, the dauntless inventor returned with a fourth.
- The novel follows a dauntless child searching for her missing dog.
Useful patterns and word forms
Use dauntless with nouns such as courage, spirit, determination or explorer. Dauntlessly is the adverb; dauntlessness is the noun.
Short quiz: check your understanding
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Question 1
A dauntless volunteer is A) easily discouraged or B) courageously determined?
Show answer 1 and explanation
B. Dauntless suggests courage in the face of difficulty.
Question 2
Complete: “They worked ___ despite repeated setbacks.” Choose dauntless or dauntlessly.
Show answer 2 and explanation
Dauntlessly. The adverb describes how they worked.
Question 3
“The dauntless team lost the final.” Is this contradictory?
Show answer 3 and explanation
No. Courage does not guarantee victory.
Try it today: Describe a fictional character who acts with dauntless courage.
Dictionary reference: Merriam-Webster: Dauntless. Examples and quiz questions are written for English Skill Studio.
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