daring

English

Pronunciation

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

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• Homophone: derring (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, adventuresome

   • 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
• undaring

Related terms

• daredevil
• dareful
• darer
• daresay

Translations

willing to take on risks

Albanian: Guximshëm (sq) 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) Kabuverdianu: atrividu, atrevide Maori: mātātoa Ottoman Turkish: جسور (cesur) 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) Hungarian: bátor, vakmerő (hu) 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) Hungarian: kihívó (hu), merész (hu) Italian: osé (it)

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Latin: (please verify) audax, (please verify) temerarius (la) Woiwurrung: (please verify) ngabon-bamboon

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 Ottoman Turkish: جسورلق (cesurluk) Russian: сме́лость (ru) (smélostʹ), отвага (ru) (otvaga), дерзость (ru) (derzostʹ), удаль (ru) (udalʹ) Spanish: atrevimiento (es) m, audacia (es) f, osadía (es) f, demasía (es) f Turkish: cesaret (tr)

Anagrams

• Dargin, Gardin, drag in, gradin, radgin

Indonesian

FWOTD – 25 March 2022

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdariŋ/ [ˈda.rɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -ariŋ
• Syllabification: da‧ring

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

daring (comparative lebih daring, superlative paling daring)

1. (computing) online

   Antonym: luring

   • 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 (plural daring-daring)

1. (computing) online

Synonyms

• dalam jaringan
• dalam talian (Standard Malay)

Antonyms

• luar jaringan, luring

Derived terms

• didaringkan
• mendaringkan
• pendaringan

Etymology 2

Clipping of kelas daring (“online class”).

Noun

daring (plural daring-daring)

1. (colloquial) online class

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Batak.

Noun

daring (plural daring-daring)

1. scabies

   Synonym: kudis

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.

Karao

Noun

daring

1. small fish