Daring
['deərɪŋ] or ['dɛrɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dare
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dare
(n.) Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
(a.) Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
Editor: Mervin
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Bold, adventurous, fearless, brave, intrepid, valorous, valiant, courageous, gallant, chivalrous, doughty, heroic, undaunted, dauntless.
n. Boldness, intrepidity, valor, bravery, courage.
Inputed by Armand
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Adventurous, dashing, bold, courageous, venturesome, dauntless, foolhardy,fearless, brave, intrepid, valorous
ANT:Cautious, timid, inadventurous
Editor: Spence
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. One of the most conspicuous qualities of a man in security.
Typist: Zamenhof
Examples
- He waxes strong in all violence and lawlessness; and is ready for any deed of daring that will supply the wants of his rabble-rout. Plato. The Republic.
- By daring hearts is freedom won. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He is, in my judgment, the fourth smartest man in London, and for daring I am not sure that he has not a claim to be third. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Then I made inquiries as to this mysterious assistant and found that I had to deal with one of the coolest and most daring criminals in London. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I can't deny, I said, that the plan you propose meets the difficulty in a way that is very daring, and very ingenious, and very new. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Perish the daring thought that any smaller creation should come between! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I was only angry, my dear--I may say outrageous--with the _Independent_ people for daring to insert it; that's all. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- However, there may be no necessity for such daring. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- A robbery of a daring and aggravated nature occasioned a vigilance of pursuit, and a strictness of search, they had not calculated on. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Curtiss is one of the most daring aviators in the world, and his flight down the Hudson River attracted the widest attention. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Caroline had a pleasure in saying this with emphasis; she had a pleasure in daring to say it in Mrs. Yorke's presence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Anaxagoras, greatly daring, thought the sun and moon were vast globes, so vast that the sun was probably as big as all the Peloponnesus. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The appetite for admiration and small capacity for self-controul which I inherited from my father, nursed by adversity, made me daring and reckless. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- And woe to Boythorn or other daring wight who shall presumptuously contest an inch with him! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A fleet of British and French ships gathered around the outlet of Chesapeake Bay, alert to capture the daring mariners and their ship, if possible. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Michael