daring
Other forms: darings
To be daring is to be bold, adventurous, and a little nervy. It’s a quality possessed by people who tend to take risks. If someone says, “I dare you,” and you always do, you’re a daring person.
If you're daring, you dare to do things that are risky and even dangerous. A daring mountain climber goes for the top of Mount Everest, and a daring policeman enters the scariest houses to catch a crook. In comics and movies, superheroes are daring. Even quitting your job to start your own business is daring. The seafarers who first traveled across the globe were daring. Daring people are brave, and daring adventures are pretty exciting.
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a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
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the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or dangertypes:type of:fearlessnessthe trait of feeling no fear
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disposed to venture or take risks
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radically new or originalsynonyms: avant-gardeoriginalbeing or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
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From the adventurers of epic poems to the caped crusaders of blockbuster movies, heroes and heroines are everywhere in literature and pop culture. Master these adjectives that will help you describe the main character of your favorite superhero movie.
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