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.
daring (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. audentia (usu. in good sense, but rare)2. audācia (usu. in bad sense) • daring (subs.): 1. audentia (usu. in good sense, but rare): according to the d. each possessed, ut quisque audentiae habuisset, Tac. A. 15, 53. 2. audācia (usu. in bad sense): our only hope is in d., una est in a. spes salutis, Tac.: relying on d. and impudence, a. et impudentia fretus, Cic. See also boldness, courage.
DARING Copy link • DARINGanimosus: fidens (confident): confidens (in a bad sense): strenuus (resolute, opposed to ignavus): audens (with reference to a present occasion; only in a good sense; opposed to ignavus): implidens (shameless): [Vid. BOLD, COURAGEOUS]: audax (in good or bad sense, and as an abiding quality). ☞ Cordatus in this sense is not Latin