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audacity

[ aw-das-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural au·dac·i·ties.

boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Synonyms: foolhardiness, temerity, grit, spunk, nerve
Antonyms: prudence, discretion
effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness:
His questioner's audacity shocked the lecturer.
Synonyms: brashness, impertinence, impudence
Antonyms: prudence, discretion
Usually audacities. audacious or particularly bold or daring acts or statements.

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English audacite, equivalent to Latin audāc- (stem of audāx “bold, daring”) + -ity

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