daring
English Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɛəɹɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛəɹɪŋ/, /ˈdɛɹɪŋ/
Audio (US-Inland North) (file) - Homophone: derring (in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ
Verb Edit
daring
- present participle and gerund of dare
Adjective Edit
daring (comparative more daring, superlative most daring)
- Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
- Synonyms: audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Tremarn Case[1]:
- “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. […] ”
- 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. […]
- 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.
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Translations Edit
willing to take on risks
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courageous
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Noun Edit
daring (usually uncountable, plural darings)
- Boldness.
- Synonyms: boldness, audacity, fearlessness; see also Thesaurus:courage
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boldness
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Indonesian Edit
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Etymology 1 Edit
Blend of dalam (“on”) + jaringan (“network”).
Adjective Edit
daring
- (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 Edit
daring (first-person possessive daringku, second-person possessive daringmu, third-person possessive daringnya)
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Etymology 2 Edit
Clipping of kelas daring (“online class”).
Noun Edit
daring
Further reading Edit
- “daring” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Karao Edit
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daring