different between unafraid vs doughty

English

Etymology

un- +? afraid

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??f?e?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Adjective

unafraid (not comparable)

1. Not afraid.

Synonyms

• brave
• courageous
• fearless
• heroic
• intrepid

Translations

English

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Middle English doughti, dou?ty (“brave, bold, valiant; fierce, strong; bold warrior; excellent, honourable, noble, worthy; handsome, splendid; excellent or worthy person”) [and other forms], from Old English dohti?, dyhti? (“competent, doughty, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duht?g, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewg?- (“to produce (something useful); to be strong, have force”). The English word may be analysed as dought +? -y, and is cognate with Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”).

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?da?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?da?ti/, [-?i]
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [?d????i] (Canadian raising)
• Rhymes: -a?ti

Adjective

doughty (comparative doughtier or more doughty, superlative doughtiest or most doughty)

1. (dated or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.

   Synonyms: dauntless, fearless, intrepid, resolute, stouthearted, valiant; see also Thesaurus:brave

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly

Derived terms

• dought
• doughtily
• doughtiness
• doughty-handed

Translations

Noun

doughty (plural doughties)

1. (archaic, rare) A person who is bold or brave.

Translations

References

Middle English

Adjective

doughty

1. Alternative form of dou?ty