daring

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: dar=ing

OXFORD DICTIONARY

daring, n. & adj.
--n. adventurous courage.
--adj. adventurous, bold; prepared to take risks.

Derivative

daringly adv.

DEVIL DICTIONARY

daring

n. One of the most conspicuous qualities of a man in security.

THESAURUS

daring

adventuresome, adventuresomeness, adventurous, adventurousness, arrogance, arrogant, audacious, audaciousness, audacity, balls, blazon, bold, bold front, boldness, bottle, brash, brash bearing, brashness, brassiness, brassy, bravado, brave, bravery, bravura, braw, brazen, brazenness, brilliancy, brinkmanship, bumptious, bumptiousness, challenging, cheekiness, cheeky, chichi, cockiness, cocky, contempt, contemptuous, contemptuousness, courage, courage fou, courageous, courting disaster, daredevil, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daringness, dash, dashing, death-defying, defial, defiance, defiant, defying, demonstration, derision, derisive, derring-do, despite, disdain, disdainful, display, disregard, disregardful, dramatics, dressy, eclat, enterprise, enterprising, etalage, exhibition, exhibitionism, exhibitionistic, false front, fanfaronade, fearless, fearlessness, figure, fire-eating, flair, flashing, flashy, flaunt, flaunting, flirting with death, flourish, foolhardiness, foolhardy, forward, forwardness, frilly, frothy, gallant, gay, glittering, going for broke, greatly daring, grit, guts, gutsy, hardy, harebrained, harebrainedness, histrionics, impertinence, impertinent, impudence, impudent, insolence, insolent, intrepid, intrepidity, jaunty, jazzy, madbrain, madbrained, madcap, manifestation, mettle, mettlesome, nerve, nervy, overbold, overboldness, pageant, pageantry, parade, pert, pertness, playing with fire, pluck, plucky, presumption, presumptuous, presumptuousness, rakish, rash, reckless, regardless of consequences, sauciness, saucy, sham, show, showing-off, showy, snazzy, spectacle, spirit, splash, splashy, splurge, splurgy, sporty, spunk, staginess, temerarious, theatrics, unafraid, valor, valorous, vaunt, venturesome, venturesomeness, venturous, venturousness, wild, wild-ass

ROGET THESAURUS

daring

Defiance

N defiance, daring, dare, challenge, cartel, threat, war cry, war whoop, chest-beating, chest-thumping, saber rattling, defiant, defying, with 'with arms akimbo', in defiance of, in the teeth of, under one's very nose, Int, do your worst!, come if you dare!, come on!, marry come up!, hoity toity!, noli me tangere, nemo me impune lacessit, don't tread on me, don't you dare, don't even think of it, Go ahead, make my day!.

Courage

N courage, bravery, valor, resoluteness, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity, contempt of danger, defiance of danger, derring-do, audacity, rashness, dash, defiance, confidence, self-reliance, manliness, manhood, nerve, pluck, mettle, game, heart, heart of grace, spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, firmness, heart of oak, bottom, backbone, spine, resolution, bulldog courage, prowess, heroism, chivalry, exploit, feat, achievement, heroic deed, heroic act, bold stroke, man, man of mettle, hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector, lion, tiger, panther, bulldog, gamecock, fighting-cock, bully, fire eater, courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, spirited, spiritful, high-spirited, high-mettled, mettlesome, plucky, manly, manful, resolute, stout, stout-hearted, iron-hearted, lion-hearted, heart of oak, Penthesilean, bold, bold-spirited, daring, audacious, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive, confident, self-reliant, bold as a lion, bold as brass, enterprising, adventurous, venturous, venturesome, dashing, chivalrous, soldierly, heroic, fierce, savage, pugnacious, strong-minded, hardy, doughty, firm, determined, dogged, indomitable, up to, up to the scratch, upon one's mettle, reassured, unfeared, undreaded, one's blood being up, courage sans peur, fortes fortuna adjuvat, have I not in my time heard lions roar, I dare do all that may become a man, male vincetis sed vincite, omne solum forti patria, self-trust is the essence of heroism, stimulos dedit oemula virtus, strong and great, a hero, teloque animus proestantior omni, there, is always safety in valor, virtus ariete fortier, courage, bravery, valor, resoluteness, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity, contempt of danger, defiance of danger, derring-do, audacity, rashness, dash, defiance, confidence, self-reliance, manliness, manhood, nerve, pluck, mettle, game, heart, heart of grace, spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, firmness, heart of oak, bottom, backbone, spine, resolution, bulldog courage, prowess, heroism, chivalry, exploit, feat, achievement, heroic deed, heroic act, bold stroke, man, man of mettle, hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector, lion, tiger, panther, bulldog, gamecock, fighting-cock, bully, fire eater, courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, spirited, spiritful, high-spirited, high-mettled, mettlesome, plucky, manly, manful, resolute, stout, stout-hearted, iron-hearted, lion-hearted, heart of oak, Penthesilean, bold, bold-spirited, daring, audacious, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive, confident, self-reliant, bold as a lion, bold as brass, enterprising, adventurous, venturous, venturesome, dashing, chivalrous, soldierly, heroic, fierce, savage, pugnacious, strong-minded, hardy, doughty, firm, determined, dogged, indomitable, up to, up to the scratch, upon one's mettle, reassured, unfeared, undreaded, one's blood being up, courage sans peur, fortes fortuna adjuvat, have I not in my time heard lions roar, I dare do all that may become a man, male vincetis sed vincite, omne solum forti patria, self-trust is the essence of heroism, stimulos dedit oemula virtus, strong and great, a hero, teloque animus proestantior omni, there, is always safety in valor, virtus ariete fortier.