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1. Disposed to venture or take risks
   "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers";
   - audacious, venturesome, venturous
    
2. Radically new or original
   - avant-garde

1. A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
   - dare
    
2. The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
   "the proposal required great daring";
   - boldness, hardiness, hardihood

1. Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
   "How dare you call my lawyer?";
   - make bold, presume
    
2. To be courageous enough to try or do something
   "I don't dare call him"; "she dares to dress differently from the others"
    
3. Challenge
   "I dare you!";
   - defy

Derived forms: darings

See also: adventuresome, adventurous, bold, original

Type of: act, challenge, fearlessness, move

Encyclopedia: Daring, Nancowry