Definitions for daunts

daunts daunt

Spelling: [dawnt, dahnt]
IPA: /dɔnt, dɑnt/

Daunts is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in daunts (adnstu).

Definitions for daunts

verb (used with object)

  1. to overcome with fear; intimidate:
  2. to lessen the courage of; dishearten:

Origin of daunts

1250-1300; Middle English da(u)nten Anglo-French da(u)nter, Old French danter, alteration of donter (probably by influence of dangier power, authority; see danger)

Examples for daunts

But creeping-plant and bramble-spray Have wrought a net to daunt me now.

If they are imaginary, there is too much in this Book against quackery to daunt us.

Happy, healthy, hearty and with a fund of good nature that nothing could daunt.

They had been in the same emergency before, so it did not daunt their enthusiasm.

She felt a dismal suspicion that this was going to daunt her.

He declared that no opposition, derision, or contempt, should daunt him.

But it took more than that to daunt Louisa when her mind was made up.

Even the storm at its height could not daunt such furious riders.

All night he ran, blundering in the darkness into mishaps and obstacles that delayed but did not daunt.

These were not considerations to daunt a soldier, a valiant man of war.

Word Value for daunts
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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