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daring

da·ring

UK/ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/ US/ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

  • “he could never refuse a dare”
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2.

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”
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adjective

1.

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”
2.

radically new or original

  • “an avant-garde theater piece”
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Phrases

  • fortune favors the daring

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