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Definition of Daring
1. Adjective. Disposed to venture or take risks. "A venturous spirit"
Similar to: Adventuresome, Adventurous
Derivative terms: Audaciousness, Audacity, Venturesomeness, Venture, Venture
2. Noun. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy. "He could never refuse a dare"
3. Adjective. Radically new or original. "An avant-garde theater piece"
4. Noun. The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger. "The plan required great hardiness of heart"
Generic synonyms: Fearlessness
Specialized synonyms: Adventurousness, Venturesomeness, Daredevilry, Daredeviltry, Audaciousness, Audacity, Temerity, Brazenness, Shamelessness
Attributes: Bold
Derivative terms: Bold, Dare
Antonyms: Timidity
Definition of Daring
1. n. Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
2. a. Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
Definition of Daring
1. Verb. (present participle of dare) ¹
2. Adjective. Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks. ¹
3. Adjective. Courageous, or showing bravery ¹
4. Noun. Boldness ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Daring
1. bravery [n -S] - See also: bravery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daring
Literary usage of Daring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1866)
"daring and Suffering : a History of the great Railroad Adventure. By Lieut.
WILLIAM PITTENGER, one of the Adventurers. With an Introduction by Rev. ..."
2. The American Revolution by John Fiske (1896)
"No sooner had he taken command than he began a series of movements which, though
daring in the extreme, were as far as possible from partaking of the ..."
3. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1882)
"A RACE OF THIEVES AND PLUNDERERS — THEIR daring AND SKILL ADVENTURES. The Successful
Thief —His Standing in the Tribe —The Gravest of Crimes — Horse ..."
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