impávido
fearless
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
Calm and unafraid in the face of danger or shock
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
Impávido means fearless and describes someone who isn't pávido1, someone who isn't frightened.
impávido
fearless, undaunted
Describes someone who is calm in a situation that would scare most people.
El bombero entró impávido en la casa en llamasThe firefighter went into the burning house fearless
Siguió impávida frente al toroShe stood undaunted in front of the bull
impassive, unmoved
Describes someone who shows no reaction to something shocking or upsetting. Someone who feels no fear has none to show, so their expression stays blank.
Escuchó la noticia impávido, sin mover un músculoHe listened to the news impassive, without moving a muscle
El juez permaneció impávido ante los gritosThe judge remained unmoved by the shouting