Daredevil - English meaning

noun

A person who enjoys or seeks adventure.

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Every year adventurers attempt the canol trail using all manner of conveyances

adjective

Willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences.

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An adventurous traveller

adjective

Willing to try new, unusual, and exciting things

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I’m pretty adventurous in cooking (= willing to try new and unusual things).

adjective

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

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A series of audacious takeovers

adjective

(of a person, action, or idea) showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous.

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A bold attempt to solve the crisis

noun

A bold typeface or letter.

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Shadow cabinet members listed in bold

adjective

Brave, or without fear

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He is a qualified politician with bold ideas., she was friendly without being bold., the costumes w…

adjective

Ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.

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A brave soldier

noun

A north american indian warrior.

Usage examples:

Thwarting a u.s. raid at the battle of the little bighorn in 1876, sioux and cheyenne braves took n…

verb

Endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear.

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These six men braved the rough seas

adjective

Not deterred by danger or pain; brave.

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Her courageous human rights work

adjective

Having or showing courage

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It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company's pollution record., it was courag…

adjective

(of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold.

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A daring crime

noun

Adventurous courage.

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The daring of the players brings fortune or ruin

verb

Have the courage to do something.

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A story he dare not write down

adjective

Showing fearlessness and determination.

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Dauntless bravery

adjective

Showing determination and no fear

Usage examples:

In spite of the scale of the famine, the relief workers struggled on with dauntless optimism.

abbreviation

Data encryption standard.

noun

Abbreviation for data encryption standard

noun

A desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.

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At the same time, he couldn't abide facile equations between criminal desperadoes and the legalized…

noun

A person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to attract attention.

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I am something of an exhibitionist

adjective

Behaving extravagantly in order to attract attention.

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In the past, i have chided prof. reynolds for his mildly exhibitionist postings.

adjective

Showing a lack of fear.

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A fearless crusader for animal rights

adjective

Having no fear

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A fearless fighter

adjective

Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.

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A hasty attempt to defuse the situation

adjective

Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

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He warned against making hasty decisions., now let's not leap to any hasty conclusions., we saw the…

adjective

Showing a reckless lack of care or attention.

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‘elaine!’ she shouted, heedless of attracting unwanted attention

adjective

Not giving attention to a risk or difficulty

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Heedless of the hurricane warnings, they took the small boat out into open water.

adjective

Doing things or reacting to things quickly and without thinking carefully first

Usage examples:

She can be hotheaded and rash., he is a competent but hotheaded manager.

noun

A person who is impetuous or easily becomes angry and violent.

Usage examples:

Neither of you hotheads would listen to me when i asked you to stop this nonsense

noun

Someone who gets angry too quickly and reacts without thinking carefully first

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A hotheaded young fool

adjective

Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.

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She might live to rue this impetuous decision

adjective

Acting or done suddenly without much thought

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Then, impetuous as i was, i bought a new car before i even got a job.

adjective

Acting or done without forethought.

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They'd married as impulsive teenagers

adjective

Acting or done suddenly without any planning or consideration of the results

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She’s an impulsive shopper and often buys things she doesn’t need.

adjective

Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).

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Our intrepid reporter

adjective

Amusingly eccentric.

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A surreal, madcap novel

noun

An eccentric or reckless person.

Usage examples:

Having secured two acting legends and a comic madcap, the rest of the casting fell into place.

adjective

Dangerously high or steep.

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The track skirted a precipitous drop

adjective

Very steep, or falling a long way very fast

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Precipitous cliffs, new fads could result in a precipitous drop in sales.

adjective

If a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big

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A precipitous decline/drop/fall the company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue.,…

adjective

Acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous.

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It would be extremely rash to make such an assumption

noun

An area of redness and spots on a person's skin, appearing especially as a result of allergy or illness.

Usage examples:

A red itchy rash appeared on her legs

adjective

Heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous.

Usage examples:

You mustn't be so reckless

noun

(in the us) a river steamer on which theatrical performances are given.

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City officials have inspected tourist showboats in recent months after it was discovered the boats …

verb

Show off.

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He was basically showboating to the crowd and they were loving it

noun

Someone who behaves or plays a sport in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, especially when this is annoying

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He's not a showboat and isn't comfortable attracting attention to himself., he's a showboat outfiel…

noun

A man who performs stunts, especially instead of an actor in a film or television programme

noun

A person who engages in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance.

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He was an explorer and something of a swashbuckler

noun

Someone who enjoys and looks for dangerous and exciting experiences, especially someone in the past such as a pirate or other person who fights with a sword

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In pirates of the caribbean, depp swaggered around as an unwashed swashbuckler., cyrano is more lik…

noun

A young person, usually male, who behaves in an uncontrolled way and is often causing trouble

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He was a real tearaway at school - he was always in trouble with teachers or with the police.

adjective

Not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment.

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They were undaunted by the huge amount of work needed

adjective

Not frightened or discouraged, despite problems or lack of success

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Undaunted by the cold and the rain, we continued our hike.

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

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A herd of wild goats

noun

A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.

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Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

verb

Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.

Usage examples:

Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him