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   au·dac·i·ty

   /ôˈdasədē/

   noun

   • 1. a willingness to take bold risks: "her audacity came in handy during our most recent emergency" Similar boldnessdaringfearlessnessintrepiditybraverycouragecourageousnessvalorvalorousnessheroismpluckrecklessnessadventurousnessenterprisedynamismspiritmettleconfidenceinformal:gutsgutsinessspunkgritbottleballsinessmoxiecojonessandvulgar slang:ballsrare:venturousnesstemerariousnessOpposite timidity
   • 2. rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence: "she had the audacity to pick up the receiver and ask me to hang up" Similar impudenceimpertinenceinsolencepresumptionpresumptuousnessforwardnesscheekcheekinessimpolitenessunmannerlinessbad mannersrudenesseffronterynervegallbrazennessbrashnessshamelessnesspertnessdefianceboldnesstemerityinformal:brassbrass neckneckfacecockinesssaucesnashsasssassinessnervinesschutzpahinformal, dated:hidecrustarchaic:malapertnessrare:procacityassumptionOpposite politeness

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin audacitas, from audax, audac- ‘bold’ (see audacious).

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   The meaning of AUDACITY is the quality or state of being audacious. How to use audacity in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Audacity.

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   AUDACITY definition: 1. courage or confidence of a kind that other people find shocking or rude: 2. courage or…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   AUDACITY meaning: 1. courage or confidence of a kind that other people find shocking or rude: 2. courage or…. Learn more.

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   If you have audacity then you're one daring — and perhaps reckless — character. Running a red light with three previous tickets under your belt certainly shows audacity. And stupidity. The noun audacity developed from the Latin word audacitas, which means “boldness."

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   1. boldness or daring, esp. 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. SYNONYMS 1. nerve, spunk, grit, temerity, foolhardiness. 2.

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   1. Fearless daring; intrepidity. 2. Bold or insolent heedlessness of restraints, as of those imposed by prudence, propriety, or convention. 3. An act or instance of intrepidity or insolent heedlessness: warned the students that any audacities committed during the graduation ceremony would be punished.