audacious

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audacious

/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ UK
/ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ US
/ɑˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -eɪʃəs

Where it comes from

From Latin audacia (“boldness”) + -ious, from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

adjective more audacious · most audacious

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring. It was an audacious thing for her to attempt, but boldness had often served her turn before.
Similar: bold, daring, courageous, intrepid, venturesome, temeritous, temerarious · Opposite: shy, cautious, prudent
Impudent, insolent.
Similar: impudent, presumptuous, brazen, cheeky

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adj showing willingness to take bold risks

Español	audaz, entrón, aventado
中文	大膽的 /大胆的 dàdǎn de
Português	audaz
Français	audacieux
Deutsch	kühn, unverfroren, waghalsig
Italiano	audace
Русский	отва́жный otvážnyj, сме́лый smélyj

adj impudent

中文	厚顏無恥的 /厚颜无耻的 hòuyánwúchǐ de
Deutsch	kühn, unverfroren, dreist, dummdreist
Italiano	azzardato, avventato
Русский	де́рзкий dérzkij, наха́льный naxálʹnyj, на́глый náglyj

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@misc{audacious_2026,
  title = {audacious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/audacious},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}