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daring

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dar·ing  (dârng)
adj.
Willing to take or seek out risks; bold and venturesome. See Synonyms at adventurous.
n.
Audacious bravery; boldness.

daring·ly adv.
daring·ness n.

daring
Adjective
willing to do things that may be dangerous
Noun
the courage to do things that may be dangerous
daringly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.daringdaring - a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"
challenge - a call to engage in a contest or fight
2.daring - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"
fearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear
adventurousness, venturesomeness - the trait of being adventurous
daredevilry, daredeviltry - boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior
audaciousness, audacity, temerity - fearless daring
brazenness, shamelessness - behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
Adj.1.daringdaring - disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"
adventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
2.daring - radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"

daring
adjective 1. brave, bold, adventurous, rash, have-a-go (informal) reckless, fearless, audacious, intrepid, impulsive, valiant, plucky, game (informal) daredevil, venturesome, (as) game as Ned Kelly Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE timid
noun 2. bravery, nerve (informal) courage, face (informal) spirit, bottle Brit. (slang) guts (informal) pluck, grit, audacity, boldness, temerity, derring-do (archaic) spunk (informal) fearlessness, rashness, intrepidity << OPPOSITE timidity
Translations
daring [ˈdɛərɪŋ] adj [person] → osado; [plan, escape] → atrevido
daring [ˈdɛərɪŋ] dare adjhardi(e)audacieux/euse
naudace f, hardiesse f
daring [ˈdɛərɪŋ] dare adjkühn, verwegen;
(bold) → gewagt
nKühnheit f
daring [ˈdɛərɪŋ] adjaudace, ardito/a


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AFTER a great expenditure of life and treasure a Daring Explorer had succeeded in reaching the North Pole, when he was approached by a Native Galeut who lived there.
And the reason why these best are destroyed is because John Barleycorn stands on every highway and byway, accessible, law-protected, saluted by the policeman on the beat, speaking to them, leading them by the hand to the places where the good fellows and daring ones forgather and drink deep.
(vehement applause); "and, should it fail, it will, at least, remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius
 
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