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Fearless vs Foolhardy - What's the difference?

fearless | foolhardy |

As adjectives the difference between fearless and foolhardy

is that fearless is free from fear while foolhardy is marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded.

fearless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Free from fear.
  • Derived terms

    * fearlessness * fearlessly

    See also

    * unafraid * intrepid * courageous

    foolhardy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; bold but rash; hotheaded
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1876 , author=Mark Twain , title=The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , chapter=6 citation , passage=The master’s pulse stood still, and he stared helplessly. The buzz of study ceased. The pupils wondered if this foolhardy boy had lost his mind.}}
  • * 2000 . Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country , p. 14:
  • In the middle distance several foolhardy souls in wet suits were surfing toward some foamy outbursts on the rocky headland...

    Synonyms

    * bold * foolish * rash * daring * reckless

    Derived terms

    * foolhardiness