audacity
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audacity
- /ɔːˈdæ.sɪ.ti/ UK
- /ɔˈdæ.sɪ.ti/ US
- [ɔˈdæ.sɪ.ɾi] US
- /ɑˈdæ.sɪ.ti/ cot caught merger
- [ɑˈdæ.sɪ.ɾi] cot caught merger
Rhymes with -æsɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English audacite, from Medieval Latin audācitās (whence -acity), from Latin audāx (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).
noun audacities
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Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
Similar: audaciousness, chutzpah, outdaciousness, temerity, gall
- Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: temerity, audaciousness, chutzpah, hutzpa, boldness, bravery, courage, daring, brutality, arrogance, folly, stroke, acknowledgment, front, butt, forehead
Translations
Every language
noun insolent boldness
| Español | audacia, desfachatez |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 放肆 fàngsì, 魯莽 /鲁莽 lǔmǎng |
| Português | audácia |
| Français | audace, toupet, culot, impudence |
| Deutsch | Dreistigkeit, Unverschämtheit, Unverfrorenheit, Verwegenheit f. |
| Ελληνικά | θράσος thrásos |
| Русский | сме́лость smélostʹ, де́рзость dérzostʹ |
| العربية | جُرْأَة jurʔa, وَقَاحَة waqāḥa |
| עברית | עזות מצח |
Talk about this word "audacity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/audacity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. audacity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/audacity "audacity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/audacity.Cite this
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title = {audacity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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