English → Latin
“fearless” in Latin
terreōto frighten, terrify, alarm; to deter by terror, scare (away)impavidusfearless, undaunted, intrepidintrepidusfearless, unshaken, undaunted, intrepidaudāxbold, audacious, daring; presumptuoustimorfear, dread; awe, reverence
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fearless
metu vacuus: quem metus non attingit or terret: qui metu vacat or liberatus est (Cic.): impavidus: intrepidus (without apprehension or trembling): audax (bold, intrepid): Fearless with regard to anything, securus de re (e.g., de bello; and of him who is unconcerned and without fear, even when he ought not to be so). To be fearless, sine metu (timore) esse; metu vacare; bono animo esse; bonum habere animum (to be in good spirits).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fearless?
- The usual Latin words for “fearless” are terreō, impavidus, intrepidus; also audāx, timor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.