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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024au•da•cious /ɔˈdeɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - extremely bold or daring:an audacious plan to row a boat across the Atlantic.
- extremely impolite;
impudent:audacious behavior that would be punished.
au•da•cious•ly, adv. au•da•cious•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•da•cious (ô dā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - extremely bold or daring;
recklessly brave;
fearless:an audacious explorer. - extremely original;
without restriction to prior ideas;
highly inventive:an audacious vision of the city's bright future. - recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like;
insolent;
brazen. - lively;
unrestrained;
uninhibited:an audacious interpretation of her role.
- audaci(ty) + -ous 1540–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . courageous, intrepid, dauntless, venturesome.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . unabashed, shameless; impertinent, forward.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . cowardly.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: audacious /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/ adj - recklessly bold or daring; fearless
- impudent or presumptuous
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin audāx bold, from audēre to dareauˈdaciousness, audacity /ɔːˈdæsɪtɪ/ n |