daren't

See also: darent and Darent

English

Etymology

dare +‎ -n't

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɛənt/
• Rhymes: -ɛənt

Contraction

daren't

1. Contraction of dare not.
   • c1865, 1998, Leo N. Tolstoy, War and Peace, page 161 -

     "The bigwigs here think so too, but they daren't say so."

2. Contraction of dared not.

Synonyms

• (Northern U.S.) dassn't
• (2nd meaning) daredn't
• (2nd meaning, mostly archaic or literary) durstn't, dursn't, dursen't

See also

• Appendix:English modal verbs

Anagrams

• Arendt, ardent, endart, ranted, red ant