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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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