Polyglot Dictionary

furchtlos

/ˈfʊʁçtloːs/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. fearless

    Built from Furcht (fear) + -los (-less).

    • Der Ritter war furchtlos.

      The knight was fearless.

Made of

  • Furcht fear
  • -los -less

Similar words

kühn

Kühn is bold/daring, taking a risk; furchtlos is fearless, the absence of fear itself.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

destemido

destemido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fearless."

Practice

1 What does furchtlos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Ritter war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches furchtlos?

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