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fearless

/ˈfɪələs/adjective

उच्चारण फ़िअर्लस

निडर, निर्भीक

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adjective
  1. 1

    not afraid of anything

    निडर, निर्भीक

    • a fearless fighter
    • She is fearless in asking difficult questions.
    • The fearless firefighter rushed into the burning house.
    + 2 more examples
    • Rani Lakshmibai is remembered as a fearless warrior.
    • Be fearless and speak your mind in the interview.

    Synonyms brave bold intrepid

    Opposite fearful timid cowardly

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

fearless (adjective, before a noun)

Use fearless before a noun to describe a person, an act or a style that shows no fear.

Noun के पहले 'fearless' ऐसे व्यक्ति, कार्य या शैली को बताता है जिसमें भय न हो।

  • Rani Lakshmibai was a fearless warrior.
  • The journalist wrote a fearless report on corruption.

be fearless in + gerund / noun

Fearless is followed by in when you name the field or action where the courage appears.

जिस क्षेत्र या कार्य में निडरता दिखती है उसे बताने के लिए 'fearless' के बाद 'in' आता है।

  • She was fearless in speaking the truth.
  • He is fearless in the face of danger.

fearless vs fearlessly / fearlessness

The adverb is fearlessly and the noun is fearlessness. Fear is the base noun, with -less meaning 'without'.

Adverb 'fearlessly' और noun 'fearlessness' है। मूल noun 'fear' है और '-less' का अर्थ 'बिना' है।

  • The children fearlessly jumped into the river.
  • His fearlessness inspired the whole team.

fearless as a positive quality

Fearless is usually a compliment. Words like reckless or foolhardy suggest courage without sense.

'Fearless' प्रायः प्रशंसा का शब्द है; 'reckless' या 'foolhardy' विवेकहीन साहस का भाव देते हैं।

  • A fearless leader still thinks before acting.
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fearless + noun

leaderwarriorattitudejournalistspiritapproach

  • The team showed a fearless attitude in the final over.

adverb + fearless

completelyutterlytotallytrulyalmost

  • The young pilot was utterly fearless in the air.

fearless + in

in battlein debatein speechin defence of rights

  • Dr Ambedkar was fearless in defence of the rights of the poor.

verb + fearless

remainstayseemgrowbecome

  • She remained fearless even when the lights went out.
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  • The fearless fireman walked into the burning building.

निडर अग्निशमन कर्मी जलती हुई इमारत में चला गया।

  • Bhagat Singh's fearless words still inspire young Indians.

भगत सिंह के निडर शब्द आज भी भारत के युवाओं को प्रेरित करते हैं।

  • Radhika fearlessly asked the minister a difficult question.

राधिका ने निडर होकर मंत्री से एक कठिन प्रश्न पूछा।

  • A fearless batter like him can change the match in an over.

उसके जैसा निडर बल्लेबाज़ एक ओवर में मैच बदल सकता है।

  • Good preparation makes students fearless in the exam hall.

अच्छी तैयारी विद्यार्थियों को परीक्षा-कक्ष में निडर बनाती है।

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✗ He is fearless from snakes.

✓ He is not afraid of snakes.

Fearless does not take from or of. Use not afraid of for an object of fear.

'Fearless' के बाद 'from' या 'of' नहीं लगता; जिस चीज़ से डर न हो उसके लिए 'not afraid of' लिखिए।

✗ The fearless of the soldier won him a medal.

✓ The fearlessness of the soldier won him a medal.

Fearless is an adjective; the noun form is fearlessness.

'Fearless' विशेषण है; इसका noun रूप 'fearlessness' है।

✗ She spoke fearless before the crowd.

✓ She spoke fearlessly before the crowd.

An adverb is needed to modify the verb spoke.

क्रिया 'spoke' की विशेषता बताने के लिए adverb 'fearlessly' चाहिए, adjective नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives describe people without fear, but only some of them admire the quality.

ये विशेषण भय रहित लोगों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर केवल कुछ में उस गुण की प्रशंसा होती है।

fearless

Without fear, usually in an admirable way.

भय से रहित, प्रायः प्रशंसनीय अर्थ में।

  • A fearless nurse treated patients during the flood.

brave

Willing to face danger even when afraid.

डर लगने पर भी खतरे का सामना करने को तैयार।

  • It was brave of Arjun to speak up.

reckless

Not caring about danger or its results; a fault, not a virtue.

खतरे या उसके परिणामों की परवाह न करने वाला; यह गुण नहीं दोष है।

  • Reckless driving causes many accidents.
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