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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024au•dac•i•ty /ɔˈdæsɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- boldness or daring;
nerve:had the audacity to try something never tried before. - extreme impoliteness;
impudence:the audacity of his showing up three hours late!
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•dac•i•ty (ô das′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - boldness or daring, esp. 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 acts or statements.
- Latin audāc-, stem of audāx daring (adjective, adjectival) + -ite -ity
- late Middle English audacite 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nerve, spunk, grit, temerity, foolhardiness.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impudence, impertinence, brashness.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discretion, prudence.
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 |