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Flightless vs Frightless - What's the difference?

flightless | frightless |

As adjectives the difference between flightless and frightless

is that flightless is unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu while frightless is free from fright; fearless.

flightless

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
  • * 2010 , Alexander Elder, Straying from the Flock: Travels in New Zealand
    • America has its bald eagle and New Zealand has its kiwi, a flightless brown bird.

    See also

    * (l)

    frightless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Free from fright; fearless.
    • (Webster 1913)