unafraid

unafraid
[[t]ʌ̱nəfre͟ɪd[/t]]
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ after v, oft ADJ of n, ADJ to-inf
If you are unafraid to do something, you are confident and not at all nervous about doing it.

He is a man with a reputation for being tough and unafraid of unpopular decisions...

She was a forceful intellectual unafraid to speak her mind.

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  • unafraid — (adj.) early 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + AFRAID (Cf. afraid) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • unafraid — [adj] fearless assured, ballsy*, bold, brassy, brave, cheeky, cocky, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, having nerves of steel*, heroic, nervy, plucky, spunky, sure, undaunted, unfearing, unfrightened …   New thesaurus

  • unafraid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling no fear …   English terms dictionary

  • unafraid — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unafraid — un|a|fraid [ˌʌnəˈfreıd] adj [not before noun] written 1.) not frightened ▪ She was exhausted but unafraid. unafraid of ▪ The rats were huge and completely unafraid of human beings. 2.) confident that you can do something or deal with something… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unafraid — un|a|fraid [ ,ʌnə freıd ] adjective FORMAL not frightened: unafraid of: She was unafraid of expressing her feelings openly and honestly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unafraid — UK [ˌʌnəˈfreɪd] / US adjective formal not frightened unafraid of: She was unafraid of expressing her feelings openly and honestly …   English dictionary

  • unafraid — adj. unafraid of * * * [ˌʌnə freɪd] unafraidof …   Combinatory dictionary

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