undaunted

English

Etymology

From Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- +‎ daunted.

Adjective

undaunted (comparative more undaunted, superlative most undaunted)

1. Showing courage and resolution.
   • 1750, “Theodora”, Thomas Morell (lyrics), George Frideric Handel (music)‎:

     Undaunted in the court stands Didymus, virtuously proud of rescued innocence.

   • 1881, Edwin Hodder, Cities of the world, page 318:

     […] for even the undaunted faith and energy of the Chicagoese cannot greatly accelerate the processes of nature in making' trees, or robing their trunks with moss.

2. Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.

Derived terms

• undauntedly
• undauntedness

Related terms

• dauntless

Translations

showing courage and resolution

Bulgarian: безстрашен (bg) (bezstrašen) Czech: rozhodný (cs) m Dutch: onbevreesd (nl), onversaagd (nl) Greek: ατρόμητος (el) m (atrómitos), άφοβος (el) m (áfovos), απτόητος (el) m (aptóitos) Maori: mātātoa, kiriūka Russian: бесстра́шный (ru) (besstrášnyj), неустраши́мый (ru) (neustrašímyj) Swedish: oförskräckt (sv), karsk (sv) Ukrainian: непохи́тний (nepoxýtnyj)

not shaken, discouraged or disheartened

Czech: odvážný (cs) m, neohrožený m German: unverzagt (de) Greek: απτόητος (el) m (aptóitos) Hungarian: rettenthetetlen (hu) Italian: imperterrito (it) Latin: interritus Maori: whakakiriūka Russian: бесстра́шный (ru) (besstrášnyj), неустраши́мый (ru) (neustrašímyj) Spanish: impertérrito (es) Swedish: oförfärad (sv), orädd (sv) Ukrainian: непохи́тний (nepoxýtnyj)