daren't

See also: darent and Darent

English

Etymology

dare +‎ -n't

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɛənt/
Rhymes: -ɛənt

Contraction

daren't

Contraction of dare not.
- c1865, 1998, Leo N. Tolstoy, War and Peace, page 161 -
  "The bigwigs here think so too, but they daren't say so."
Contraction of dared not.

Synonyms

(Northern U.S.) dassn't
(2nd meaning) daredn't
(2nd meaning, mostly archaic or literary) durstn't, dursn't, dursen't

See also

Appendix:English modal verbs

Anagrams

Arendt, ardent, endart, ranted, red ant

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