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Daring Common

Daring has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

"he could never refuse a dare"

2

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"

3

Boldness.

"The daring jump across the canyon left everyone watching in awe."

Verb
1

present participle of dare

"The team felt daring as they climbed the uncharted cliff face during the storm."

Adjective
1

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"

2

radically new or original

"an avant-garde theater piece"

3

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

"The daring climber scaled the sheer rock face without a safety rope just to prove he could reach the hidden summit."

Example Sentences
"he could never refuse a dare" noun
"the proposal required great boldness" noun
"the plan required great hardiness of heart" noun
"audacious visions of the total conquest of space" adjective
"an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas" adjective
"the most daring of contemporary fiction writers" adjective
"a venturesome investor" adjective
"a venturous spirit" adjective
"an avant-garde theater piece" adjective
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