English-Thai Dictionary

daunt

VT ทำให้ กลัว  ทำให้ เกรงขาม  ทำให้ กังวลใจ  frighten horrify tam-hai-kula

 

dauntless

ADJ ไม่ เกรงกลัว (ทาง วรรณ คดี  ไม่ ท้อแท้  mai-kang-kla

 

dauntlessness

N ไร้ ความกลัว  rai-kwam-klua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DAUNT

v.t.To repress or subdue courage; to intimidate; to dishearten; to check by fear of danger. It expresses less than fright and terrify. Some presences daunt and discourage us.

 

DAUNTED

pp. Checked by fear; intimidated.

 

DAUNTING

ppr. Repressing courage; intimidating; disheartening.

 

DAUNTLESS

a.Bold; fearless; intrepid; not timid; not discouraged; as a dauntless hero; a dauntless spirit.

 

DAUNTLESSNESS

n.Fearlessness; intrepidity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DAUN

DAUN Daun, n.

 

Defn: A variant of Dan, a title of honor. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

DAUNT

Daunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Daunting. ] Etym: [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See Tame. ]

 

1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs. ]

 

2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. Some presences daunt and discourage us. Glanvill.

 

Syn. -- To dismay; appall. See Dismay.

 

DAUNTER

DAUNTER Daunt "er, n.

 

Defn: One who daunts.

 

DAUNTLESS

DAUNTLESS Daunt "less, a.

 

Defn: Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. Dryden. -- Daunt "less *ly, adv. -- Daunt "less *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

daunorubicin

daunorubicin |ˌdɔːnə (ʊ )ˈruːbɪsɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a synthetic antibiotic that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukaemia and other cancers. ORIGIN 1960s: from Daunia, in southern Italy where it was developed, + -rubi- ‘red ’ + -mycin .

 

daunt

daunt |dônt, dänt dɔnt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be daunted ) make (someone ) feel intimidated or apprehensive: some people are daunted by technology. PHRASES nothing daunted without having been made fearful or apprehensive: nothing daunted, the committee set to work. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French danter, from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare ‘to tame. ’

 

daunting

daunt ing |ˈdôntiNG, ˈdänt -ˈdɔntɪŋ | ▶adjective seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating: a daunting task. DERIVATIVES daunt ing ly adverb

 

dauntless

daunt less |ˈdôntlis, ˈdänt -ˈdɔntləs | ▶adjective showing fearlessness and determination: dauntless bravery. DERIVATIVES daunt less ly adverb, daunt less ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

daunorubicin

daunorubicin |ˌdɔːnə (ʊ )ˈruːbɪsɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a synthetic antibiotic that interferes with DNA synthesis and is used in the treatment of acute leukaemia and other cancers. ORIGIN 1960s: from Daunia, in southern Italy where it was developed, + -rubi- ‘red ’ + -mycin .

 

daunt

daunt |dɔːnt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (someone ) feel intimidated or apprehensive: some people are daunted by technology. PHRASES nothing daunted without having been made fearful or apprehensive: nothing daunted, the committee set to work. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French danter, from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare ‘to tame ’.

 

daunting

daunt |ing ▶adjective seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating: a daunting task. DERIVATIVES dauntingly adverb

 

dauntless

daunt |less |ˈdɔːntlɪs | ▶adjective showing fearlessness and determination: dauntless bravery. DERIVATIVES dauntlessly adverb, dauntlessness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

daunt

daunt verb wintry conditions did not daunt the runners: discourage, deter, demoralize, put off, dishearten, dispirit; intimidate, abash, take aback, throw, cow, overawe, awe, frighten, scare, unman, dismay, disconcert, discompose, perturb, unsettle, unnerve; throw off balance; informal rattle, faze, shake up. ANTONYMS hearten.

 

daunting

daunting adjective the daunting task of raising five boys: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying; discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing; forbidding, ominous, awesome, frightening, fearsome; challenging, taxing, exacting. WORD TOOLKIT See formidable . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

dauntless

dauntless adjective only the most dauntless were selected for this dangerous expedition: fearless, determined, resolute, indomitable, intrepid, doughty, plucky, spirited, mettlesome; undaunted, undismayed, unflinching, unshrinking, bold, audacious, valiant, brave, courageous, daring; informal gutsy, spunky, feisty.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

daunt

daunt verb it will take more than December sleet and gales to daunt the crews: intimidate, abash, take aback, shake, ruffle, throw, demoralize, discourage; deter, put off, dishearten, dispirit, deject, sap, cow, overawe, awe, frighten, scare, alarm, unman, dismay, distress, disconcert, discompose, perturb, upset, discomfit, unsettle, unnerve, disquiet, subdue; throw off balance, put someone off their stroke, cause someone to lose their composure, confound, panic, stupefy, stun; informal rattle, faze, put into a flap, throw into a tizz, discombobulate, shake up, psych; Brit. informal put the wind up. ANTONYMS encourage; hearten.

 

daunting

daunting adjective the daunting task of raising five boys: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying; discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing; forbidding, ominous, awesome, frightening, fearsome; challenging, taxing, exacting. WORD TOOLKIT daunting See formidable . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

dauntless

dauntless adjective an ambitious and dauntless woman, who truckled to no man: fearless, determined, resolute, indomitable, intrepid, doughty, plucky, spirited, game, mettlesome, gritty, steely, confident, undaunted, undismayed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unabashed, unfaltering, unflagging, bold, audacious, valiant, brave, stout-hearted, lionhearted, gallant, courageous, heroic, daring, daredevil; informal gutsy, spunky, ballsy, feisty.

 

Duden Dictionary

Daune

Dau ne Substantiv, feminin , die |D au ne |die Daune; Genitiv: der Daune, Plural: die Daunen meist im Plural aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch dūn (e ) < altisländisch dūnn, zu Dunst und eigentlich = Aufgewirbeltes kleine, zarte Feder die Kissen sind mit Daunen gefüllt

 

Daunenbett

Dau nen bett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |D au nenbett |mit Daunen gefülltes Deckbett

 

Daunendecke

Dau nen de cke Substantiv, feminin , die |D au nendecke |mit Daunen gefüllte Decke

 

Daunenfeder

Dau nen fe der Substantiv, feminin , die |D au nenfeder |Daune

 

Daunenfüllung

Dau nen fül lung Substantiv, feminin , die |D au nenfüllung |Füllung (eines Kissens o. Ä.) aus Daunen

 

Daunenjacke

Dau nen ja cke Substantiv, feminin , die |D au nenjacke |mit Daunen gefütterte Jacke

 

Daunenkissen

Dau nen kis sen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |D au nenkissen |mit Daunen gefülltes Kissen

 

daunenweich

dau nen weich Adjektiv |d au nenweich |

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

daunt

daunt /dɔːnt /動詞 他動詞 〖通例be ～ed 〗 «…で » 不安になる, たじろぐ «by , at » ; 自信を失う ▸ I was daunted by the bungee jumping .バンジージャンプにはたじろいだ n ò thing d á unted ｟かたく ｠少しもひるまずに .

 

daunting

d á unt ing 形容詞 〈仕事 見通しなどが 〉 (人を )ひるませるような, 気をくじく .～ly 副詞

 

dauntless

d á unt less 形容詞 ｟かたく ｠勇敢な, ひるまない .～ly 副詞