audacity
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ɪ noun, plural au·dac·i·ties.
1.
boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
2.
effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness: His questioner's audacity shocked the lecturer.
3.
Usually, audacities. audacious acts or statements.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English audacite < Latin audāc-, stem of audāx daring (adj.) + -ite -ity
1400–50; late Middle English audacite < Latin audāc-, stem of audāx daring (adj.) + -ite -ity
Synonyms
1. nerve, spunk, grit, temerity, foolhardiness. 2. impudence, impertinence, brashness.
1. nerve, spunk, grit, temerity, foolhardiness. 2. impudence, impertinence, brashness.
Antonyms
1, 2. discretion, prudence.
1, 2. discretion, prudence.
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audacious (ɔːˈdeɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | recklessly bold or daring; fearless |
| 2. | impudent or presumptuous |
| [C16: from Latin audāx bold, from audēre to dare] | |
| au'daciously | |
| —adv | |
| au'daciousness | |
| —n | |
| audacity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
audacity
mid-15c., from M.L. audacitas "boldness," from L. audacis gen. of audax "brave," but more often "bold" in a bad sense, from audere "to dare, be bold."
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