daring (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. audens, ntis (in neutral sense)2. audax, ācis (oftener in bad sense3. fĕrox • daring (adj.): 1. audens, ntis (in neutral sense): the d. man has to suffer no more than the coward, nihil gravius audenti quam ignavo patiendum est, Tac.: Virg. 2. audax, ācis (oftener in bad sense: v. bold): rash and d., temerarius et a., Cic.: a d. mind, animus a., Sall.: rash and d. designs, calida et a. consilia, Liv.: favour my d. efforts, audacibus annue coeptis, Virg.: who more d. than I? quis me alter est audacior homo? Pl.: infamous and d. fellow! o scelestum et a. hominem! Ter. 3. fĕrox: v. high-spirited. Phr.: a d. deed (usu. bad), făcĭnus, ŏris, Cic.: Tac.