daredevil
Syllables: dare·dev·il/ˈdɛədɛvəl/
daredevil noun: a person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.
Noun
daredevil (plural daredevils)
- A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.
- Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.
- Synonyms:
- adrenaline junkie, adventurer, thrill-seeker
Adjective
daredevil (comparative more daredevil, superlative most daredevil)
- Recklessly bold; adventurous.
- The climactic scene of “Rebel without a Cause” is the group of very daredevil teens playing chicken.
- Not only do they glide gracefully with burdens on their heads, they bend to pick money that has been flung at them; dash across roads with cars zooming by and the most daredevil do all this with a child strapped to their back.2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 27
Verb
daredevil (third-person singular simple present daredevils, present participle (US) daredeviling or (UK) daredevilling, simple past and past participle (US) daredeviled or (UK) daredevilled)
- To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.
daredevil meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
daredevil in Hindi
- daredevil, adventurer
- जाँबाज़ jāmbāz
daredevil in Tamil
- எதற்கும் துணிந்த, எதற்கும் துணிந்தவன், முரட்டு ஆள், அஞ்சா நெஞ்சன்
daredevil in Malayalam
- person who engages in risky behavior
- സാഹസികൻ sāhasikaṉ
daredevil in Kannada
- ಹುಚ್ಚು ಸಾಹಸಿ, ದುಸ್ಸಾಹಸಿ
Synonyms of daredevil
Forms of daredevil
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | daredevils |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more daredevil |
| superlative | most daredevil |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | daredevils |
| present participle US | daredeviling |
| present participle UK | daredevilling |
| past participle US | daredeviled |
| past US | daredeviled |
| past participle UK | daredevilled |
| past UK | daredevilled |
Origin of daredevil
From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil".
Words formed from daredevil
Questions about daredevil
- What does daredevil mean?
- Daredevil means a person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.
- What is daredevil in Hindi?
- Daredevil in Hindi is जाँबाज़ (jāmbāz). See Daredevil meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is daredevil?
- Daredevil can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce daredevil?
- Daredevil is pronounced /ˈdɛədɛvəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of daredevil?
- The plural of daredevil is daredevils.
Words near daredevil in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: daredevil (page history and authors); जाँबाज़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); daredevil (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); daredevil (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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