daring

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ/, /ˈdɛɹɪŋ/

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• Homophone: derring (in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ

Verb

daring

1. present participle and gerund of dare

Adjective

daring (comparative more daring, superlative most daring)

1. Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.

   Synonyms: audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome

   • 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:

     “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. […] ”

2. Courageous or showing bravery; doughty.

   Synonyms: courageous; see also Thesaurus:brave

   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

     […] By this scimitar,
     That slew the Sophy and a Persian prince
     That won three fields of Sultan Solyman,
     I would outstare the sternest eyes that look,
     Outbrave the heart most daring on earth,
     Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear,
     Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey,
     To win thee, lady. […]

3. Racy; sexually provocative.
   • 2013, Randy Rawls, Best Defense, page 59:

     Just what I wanted, seeing my mom in a daring bikini—or worse yet, my being in one. I had the perfect drawer I could bury it in.

Derived terms

• daringly
• daringness
• fortune favors the daring
• outdaring

Related terms

• daredevil
• dareful
• darer
• daresay

Translations

willing to take on risks

• Arabic: جَرِيء (jarīʔ), جَسُور (jasūr)
• Basque: ausart
• Bulgarian: дързък (bg) (dǎrzǎk), авантюристичен (bg) (avantjurističen)
• Catalan: agosarat (ca), atrevit (ca)
• Dutch: avontuurlijk (nl), roekeloos (nl), stoutmoedig (nl), ondernemend (nl)
• Finnish: uskalias (fi)
• French: audacieux (fr), hardi (fr), osé (fr)
• Galician: arriscado (gl), afouto, ousado, audaz (gl), atrevido (gl)
• German: mutig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: τολμηρός (tolmērós)

• Hebrew: נועז m (no'az), נועזת f (no'ezet)
• Hungarian: vakmerő (hu)
• Italian: audace (it), audace (it)
• Kabuverdianu: atrividu, atrevide
• Maori: mātātoa
• Plautdietsch: brow
• Polish: śmiały (pl)
• Portuguese: audacioso (pt), audaz (pt), arrojado (pt), atrevido (pt)
• Romanian: dârz (ro)
• Russian: де́рзкий (ru) (dérzkij), лихо́й (ru) (lixój)
• Spanish: atrevido (es), audaz (es), osado (es)
• Swedish: djärv (sv)

courageous

• Bulgarian: смел (bg) (smel), безстрашен (bg) (bezstrašen)
• Dutch: dapper (nl), durvend (nl), gedurfd (nl)
• Finnish: uskalias (fi)
• French: courageux (fr), audacieux (fr)
• German: mutig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos), θρασύς (thrasús)

• Hebrew: נועז m (no'az), נועזת f (no'ezet)
• Italian: audace (it)
• Ottoman Turkish: قوچاق (koçak)
• Persian: دلیرانه (fa) (dalirâne) (of behavior), شجاعانه (šojâ'âne) (of behavior)
• Plautdietsch: brow
• Polish: śmiały (pl)
• Portuguese: audacioso (pt)
• Russian: сме́лый (ru) (smélyj), отва́жный (ru) (otvážnyj), бесстра́шный (ru) (besstrášnyj)
• Spanish: atrevido (es), audaz (es), osado (es), denodado (es)

racy, sexually provocative

• French: osé (fr)
• Italian: osé (it)

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• Latin: ^{(please verify)} audax, ^{(please verify)} temerarius (la)

Noun

daring (usually uncountable, plural darings)

1. Boldness.

   Synonyms: boldness, audacity, fearlessness; see also Thesaurus:courage

Translations

boldness

• Bulgarian: смелост (bg) f (smelost), безстрашие (bg) n (bezstrašie)
• Dutch: durf (nl), lef (nl) n, branie (nl)
• Finnish: uskallus (fi)
• French: audace (fr) f, hardiesse (fr) f
• German: Wagemut (de) m, Kühnheit (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: τόλμη f (tólmē)

• Hebrew: תעוזה (he) f (te'uza)
• Latin: audācia f, audentia f
• Russian: сме́лость (ru) (smélostʹ), отвага (ru) (otvaga), дерзость (ru) (derzostʹ), удаль (ru) (udalʹ)
• Spanish: atrevimiento (es) m, audacia (es) f, osadía (es) f
• Turkish: cesaret (tr)

Anagrams

• Dargin, Gardin, drag in, gradin, radgin

Indonesian

FWOTD – 25 March 2022

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdarɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: da‧ring

Etymology 1

Blend of dalam (“on”) +‎ jaringan (“network”).

Adjective

daring

1. (computing) online
   • 2019, Wayan Pageyasa, Nur Ihsan HL., Kekerasan Bahasa Di Media Daring Nasional, Deepublish Publisher, page 9:

     Bahasa dalam media daring tidak terlepas dari konteks budaya dan latar sosial.

     Language in online media cannot be separated from the cultural context and social background.

Noun

daring (first-person possessive daringku, second-person possessive daringmu, third-person possessive daringnya)

1. (computing) online

Synonyms

• dalam jaringan

Antonyms

• luar jaringan, luring

Etymology 2

Clipping of kelas daring (“online class”).

Noun

daring

1. (colloquial) online class

Further reading

• “daring” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Karao

Noun

daring

1. small fish