"frightless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more frightless [comparative], most frightless [superlative]
Etymology: From fright + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fright|less}} fright + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} frightless (comparative more frightless, superlative most frightless)
  1. Free from fright; fearless.
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