UNAFRAID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unafraid mean? 

• UNAFRAID (adjective)
  The adjective UNAFRAID has 2 senses:

1. oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

2. free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

  Familiarity information: UNAFRAID used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNAFRAID (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

Synonyms:

fearless; unafraid

Similar:

unapprehensive (not recognizing or slow to recognize danger)

unblinking; unflinching; unintimidated; unshrinking (not shrinking from danger)

unfrightened (not affected by fright)

Also:

bold (fearless and daring)

brave; courageous (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching)

Attribute:

fear; fearfulness; fright (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))

Antonym:

afraid (filled with fear or apprehension)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

Synonyms:

secure; unafraid; untroubled

Context example:

he was secure that nothing will be held against him

 Context examples 

He was right, he knew he was right, and he was unafraid.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Further, she was unafraid of things.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

He was unafraid of the wild.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

This we saw from the rocks of the shore, and the bear came toward us, and after him came Keesh, very much unafraid.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

He was unafraid to die, bitter and cynical of all the ways of living; and yet, dying, he loved life, to the last atom of it.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

And yet, I aver it, and I aver it again, I was unafraid.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Being unafraid, he was drifting deeper into the shadow.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He was an old man then, and his hair was white; but he was unafraid.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Thenceforward he would be unafraid of them except when they bore in their hands their arrows, spears, and clubs.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

He, on the other hand, being the fastest-footed, was unafraid to venture anywhere.

(White Fang, by Jack London)