intrepid

Etymology

From French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus, from in- (“not”) + trepidus (“anxious, nervous”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɹɛpɪd/
• Hyphenation: in‧trepid

Adjective

intrepid (comparative more intrepid, superlative most intrepid)

1. Fearless; bold; brave.

   • 2000 — Lennard Bickel, Shackleton's Forgotten Men: The Untold Tale of an Antarctic Tragedy

     Fewer than 70 years earlier, the intrepid James Cook in his ship Resolution had been the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.