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Webster 1913 Edition
Daring
Dar′ing
,Noun.
Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
Dar′ing
,Adj.
Bold; fearless; adventurous;
– as,
. daring
spiritsDar′ing-ly
, adv.
Dar′ing-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Daring
DA'RING
, ppr.1.
Having courage sufficient for a purpose; challenging; defying. 2. a. Bold; courageous; intrepid; fearless; adventurous; brave; stout.
Grieve not, O daring prince, that noble heart. Pope.
3.
Audacious; impudently bold and defying; as in heaven-daring, defying Almighty power.Definition 2024
daring
daring
English
Verb
daring
- present participle of dare
Adjective
daring (comparative more daring, superlative most daring)
- Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Tremarn Case:
- “There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”
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- Courageous, or showing bravery.
Synonyms
- (adventurous): audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome
- (courageous): See Wikisaurus:brave
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
willing to take on risks
courageous
Noun
daring (usually uncountable, plural darings)
Synonyms
- boldness; see also Wikisaurus:courage
Translations
boldness