Meaning

2 senses
  1. Feeling no dread or fear; unafraid.

  2. (obsolete)Exempt from danger which causes dread; secure.

Origin

From Middle English dredles, dredeles, equivalent to dread + -less.

From Middle English dredles, dredeles, equivalent to dread + -less.

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Forms

more dreadless, most dreadless
Comparativemore dreadless Lesson
Superlativemost dreadless Lesson

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Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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