different between indomitable vs intrepid

English

Etymology

From Late Latin indomitabilis, from in- (“not”) + domitare, frequentative of dom?re (“to tame”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?d?m?t?bl?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?d?m?t?bl?/

Adjective

indomitable (comparative more indomitable, superlative most indomitable)

1. Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
   • 1902, A. E. W. Mason, The Four Feathers, ch. 1:

     Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief, indeed the only, qualities which sprang to light in General Feversham.

   • 1910, William Henry Hudson, A Shepherd's Life, ch. 7:

     But he was a youth of indomitable spirit, strong and agile as a wild cat.

   • 2007, Richard Corliss, "When Betty Got Frank," Time, 31 March:

     Nobody came on to the movie camera—wrapped it in a bear hug and wrestled it to submission—like Betty Hutton. They called this 40s singer-actress "the Blitzkrieg blond" . . . . [S]he was indomitable, unstoppable.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:indomitable

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Translations

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t??p?d/
• Hyphenation: in?trepid

Adjective

intrepid (comparative more intrepid, superlative most intrepid)

1. Fearless; bold; brave.

   Synonyms: fearless, unafraid, courageous

Derived terms

• intrepidity
• intrepidness
• intrepidly

Related terms

• trepidation

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References

Anagrams

• pteridin

Romanian

Etymology

From French intrépide, from Latin intrepidus.

Adjective

intrepid m or n (feminine singular intrepid?, masculine plural intrepizi, feminine and neuter plural intrepide)

1. intrepid

Declension

Related terms

• intrepiditate