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Definition
to discourage or intimidate(editor's note: The root word is most commonly seen as the adjective daunting which describes something as "discouraging or intimidating". Note that the "-less" suffix means without, so dauntless is to daunt as hopeless is to hope and careless is to care.)
- It is a challenge that would daunt a lesser diplomat.
daunt = discourage or intimidate
- Obstacles don't daunt her.
- Don't be troubled, Meg, poverty seldom daunts a sincere lover.Alcott, Louisa May -- Little Women
- their dauntless men maintain the fieldVirgil -- The Aeneid
- Do not believe him! He has lost all power, save his voice that can still daunt you and deceive you, if you let it.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King
- I wanted this job...—but it is as daunting as it is satisfying, to cover your home for strangers.Rick Bragg -- All Over but the Shoutin'
- Gods take daunting shapes when they appear.Homer -- The Iliad
- It is maybe the first time I've seen Peter be truly Dauntless.Veronica Roth -- Insurgent
- Madaline's stories stirred up an old restlessness in me, an urge I'd always had to strike out headlong into the world, to be dauntless.Khaled Hosseini -- And The Mountains Echoed
- But I think the rest of her is becoming dauntless, even with our years and troubles.Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker
- She tried four times to knock on the daunting flesh of the door, but she could not bring herself to do it.Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
- The alchemist was a bit daunting, but, as the boy drank the wine, he relaxed.Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist
- The information didn't look too daunting.Nicholas Sparks -- Message in a Bottle
- The state troopers were huge and daunting in their gray uniforms.Homer Hickam -- October Sky
- The word was too good, too bitter, too successfully daunting to be repeated.William Golding -- Lord of the Flies
- I found it frightening, invigorating, daunting, and exhilarating all at the same time.Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner
- And the prospect of treating more than a handful was daunting.Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
- facing peril and death with dauntless heart, going to his doom with a grim smile on his lips.Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Mathematics and Science were straightforward and more familiar, if daunting.Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
- Sir David himself finds the task rather daunting and suspects he will not accomplish it before Reginald's wedding day.Kazuo Ishiguro -- The Remains of the Day
daunt = discourage or intimidate
dauntless = never discouraged or intimidated
daunt = discourage or intimidate
daunting = intimidating
daunting = intimidating
dauntless = fearless and determined
dauntless = without discouragement or intimidation
dauntless = never discouraged or intimidated
daunting = intimidating
daunting = intimidating
daunting = discouraging or intimidating
daunting = intimidating
daunting = discouraging or intimidating
daunting = discouraging or intimidating
daunting = intimidating or discouraging
dauntless = a never discouraged
daunting = discouraging or intimidating
daunting = discouraging or intimidating