audacity
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[edit] Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin audacitas < Latin audax (“‘bold’”) < audeō (“‘I am bold, I dare’”).
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[edit] Noun
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audacity (plural audacities)
- Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
- The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
- Fearless, intrepid daring.
[edit] Synonyms
- (insolent boldness): audaciousness, outdaciousness, temerity
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insolent boldness
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fearless daring
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[edit] External links
- audacity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- audacity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- audacity at OneLook® Dictionary Search
