audaciousness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English audacious

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English audaciousness

From audacious + -ness.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ô-dāʹshəs-nəs, IPA^(key): /ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs.nəs/

Noun

audaciousness (countable and uncountable, plural audaciousnesses)

1. Risky or daring behaviour.
2. Impudence.
   • 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 133:

     The audaciousness of this made Tom smile: ‘Seriously? Come on. Letʼs be serious.’

Synonyms

• audacity

Related terms

• audacious

Translations

risky or daring behaviour

• Polish: śmiałość (pl) f, zuchwałość (pl) f

impudence

• Polish: arogancja (pl) f, aroganckość (pl) f, bezczelność (pl) f, bezwstyd (pl) m, bezwstydność (pl) f, czelność (pl) f, hucpiarskość f, impertynencja (pl) f, impertynenckość f, tupeciarskość f, zuchwałość (pl) f