DAUNT
What does "DAUNT" mean?
To make someone lose courage or feel intimidated by a difficulty or danger.
Meanings
- To discourage or frighten, especially so as to make hesitant. The sheer size of the mountain did not daunt the climbers.
Word origin
From Old French 'danter', a variant of 'donter' 'to tame, subdue', from Latin 'domitare', frequentative of 'domare' 'to tame'.
Remember it
DAUNT hides a 'haunt' without its H - a daunting task haunts you with dread.
A little poem
The blank page stares, immense and white-
a thousand words it will not grant.
Begin one line; it cannot daunt.
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Wordplay
- The fearless ghost refused to be scared off - turns out nothing could daunt or haunt him.
What it teaches
What daunts you at a distance often shrinks the moment you take the first step toward it.
Quick facts
What does DAUNT mean?
To make someone lose courage or feel intimidated by a difficulty or danger.
Is DAUNT a valid word?
Yes — DAUNT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DAUNT?
DAUNT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DAUNT come from?
From Old French 'danter', a variant of 'donter' 'to tame, subdue', from Latin 'domitare', frequentative of 'domare' 'to tame'.
What can DAUNT teach us?
What daunts you at a distance often shrinks the moment you take the first step toward it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.