Associations to the word «Daring»

Wiktionary

DARING, verb. Present participle of dare
DARING, adjective. Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.
DARING, adjective. Courageous, or showing bravery.
DARING, noun. Boldness

Dictionary definition

DARING, noun. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare".
DARING, noun. 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".
DARING, adjective. 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".
DARING, adjective. Radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats