Daring vs. Dashing — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Daring and Dashing
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Definitions
Daring➦
(of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold
A daring crime
Dashing➦
Audacious and gallant; spirited
A dashing young actor.
Daring➦
Adventurous courage
The daring of the players brings fortune or ruin
Dashing➦
Marked by showy elegance; splendid
A dashing sports car.
Daring➦
Willing to take or seek out risks; bold and venturesome.
Dashing➦
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
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Daring➦
Involving great risk or danger
A daring rescue.
Dashing➦
Chic, fashionable.
All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.
Daring➦
Audacious bravery; boldness.
Dashing➦
Present participle of dash
Daring➦
Present participle of dare
Dashing➦
The action of the verb to dash.
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Daring➦
Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
Dashing➦
Bold; spirited; showy.
The dashing and daring spirit is preferable to the listless.
Daring➦
Courageous or showing bravery; doughty.
Dashing➦
Lively and spirited;
A dashing hero
Daring➦
Racy; sexually provocative.
Dashing➦
Marked by smartness in dress and manners;
A dapper young man
A jaunty red hat
Daring➦
Boldness.
Daring➦
Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
Daring➦
Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.
Daring➦
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy;
He could never refuse a dare
Daring➦
The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger;
The proposal required great boldness
Daring➦
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➦
Radically new or original;
An avant-garde theater piece
