daring meaning
UK US /ˈdɛrɪŋ/ 2 syllables
daring (noun): a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
daring has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.
daring as a noun
- a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
- he could never refuse a dare
Synonyms: dare
Type of: challenge
Related forms: dare
- 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
Synonyms: boldness, hardiness, hardihood
Type of: fearlessness
Kinds: adventurousness, daredevilry, audacity, shamelessness
Related forms: dare
daring as an adjective
- 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
Synonyms: audacious, venturesome, venturous
Similar: adventurous
- radically new or original
- an avant-garde theater piece
Synonyms: avant-garde
Similar: original
How to pronounce daring
daring is pronounced /ˈdɛrɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with daring
Word lists: words starting with DA · words ending in NG · 6-letter words
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