impavid means fearless, undaunted. It carries an Arena rating of 1520, earned across 2 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, impavid ranks #1,299 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #3,434 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #3,641 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #5,265 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say.
Why “impavid” is a great word
Fearless, undaunted, showing no fear. From the Latin *impavidus*, from *in-* ("not") + *pavidus* ("fearful, trembling"). Unlike "pavid," which is the tremor of fear itself, or "audacious," which can carry the taint of brash impropriety, impavid is a state of pure, steady absence: the glacial calm of a surgeon’s hand, the erect posture of a soldier awaiting an unseen volley, or the quiet breath of a sleeper in a house of shifting shadows. Its courage is not the roar of the lion but the calm of the stone that has long known the weight of winter and yet remains, unmoved, whole.
Etymology
From Latin impavidus, itself from im- (“not”) + pavidus (“fearful”).
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