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[ aw-das-i-tee ] / ɔˈdæs ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR audacity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural au·dac·i·ties.boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness: His questioner's audacity shocked the lecturer. Usually audacities . audacious or particularly bold or daring acts or statements. Origin of audacity1400–50; late Middle English audacite<Latin audāc-, stem of audāx daring (adj.) + -ite-ity SYNONYMS FOR audacity1 nerve, spunk, grit, temerity, foolhardiness. 2 impudence, impertinence, brashness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR audacity ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR audacity1, 2 discretion, prudence. SEE ANTONYMS FOR audacity ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby audacityauction pitch, auctorial, aucuba, AUD, audacious, audacity, Aude, Auden, Auden, W. H., Audhumla, audial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for audacityIt is the necessity and audacity not only of hope, but of beauty. Solarpunk Is Growing a Gorgeous New World in the Cracks of the Old One|Carin Ism|September 6, 2020|Singularity Hub In the end, talent and technique got the better of ardor and audacity. Team USA Goes Down Swinging in 2-1 World Cup Loss to Belgium|Tunku Varadarajan|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST They have a great sense of performance, bravado, and audacity. The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’|Richard Porton|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST As David Plouffe detailed in his book, The Audacity To Win, the campaign had committed in writing to stay in the federal system. Federal Campaign Funds: Easier Money|Stuart Stevens|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In real life both men shared the gift of audacity; they were subversive, dissident and seductive. Lawrence of Arabia Became Popular as the Dashing Antithesis of the War in Europe|Jack Schwartz|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST It had to do with me having the audacity to mock their new savior Ted Cruz. The Tea Party’s War on Comedy|Dean Obeidallah|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Peter Cauchon's face, at once striking and repulsive, betokens a mixture of audacity, wile and extraordinary stubbornness. The Executioner's Knife|Eugne Sue "He certainly is not lacking in audacity," thought Mr. Morgan. Brave and Bold|Horatio Alger With all his audacity he began to cringe under the grave, quiet glance of inquiry bent upon him. Norston's Rest|Ann S. Stephens "Very generous," she answered calmly, coming back to her natural coolness and audacity. The Art of Disappearing|John Talbot Smith Whereat his wife taking present audacity, and reproving his sayings, with a cursed minde did deny it. The Golden Asse|Lucius Apuleius
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