daring
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ/, /ˈdɛɹɪŋ/
Audio (US-Inland North) (file)
- Homophone: derring (in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ
Adjective
daring (comparative more daring, superlative most daring)
- 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. […] ”
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
willing to take on risks
|
courageous
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
|
Noun
daring (usually uncountable, plural darings)
- Boldness.
- Synonyms: boldness, audacity, fearlessness; see also Thesaurus:courage
Translations
boldness
|
Indonesian
FWOTD – 25 March 2022
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdarɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: da‧ring
Adjective
daring
Noun
daring (first-person possessive daringku, second-person possessive daringmu, third-person possessive daringnya)
Synonyms
- dalam jaringan
Antonyms
- luar jaringan, luring
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 of Indonesia, 2016.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.