audacity

[ aw-das-i-tee ]

noun,plural au·dac·i·ties.

boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness: His questioner's audacity shocked the lecturer.

Usually audacities . audacious or particularly bold or daring acts or statements.

Origin of audacity

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English audacite, equivalent to Latin audāc- (stem of audāx “bold, daring”) + -ity

1	nerve, spunk, grit, temerity, foolhardiness
2	impudence, impertinence, brashness

1, 2	discretion, prudence

In the end, talent and technique got the better of ardor and audacity.
Team USA Goes Down Swinging in 2-1 World Cup Loss to Belgium | Tunku Varadarajan | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Many rock artists “borrowed” material from black blues artists, but few did so with more audacity than Jimmy Page.
Did Led Zeppelin Steal ‘Stairway to Heaven’? | Ted Gioia | May 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They have a great sense of performance, bravado, and audacity.
The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’ | Richard Porton | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As David Plouffe detailed in his book, The audacity To Win, the campaign had committed in writing to stay in the federal system.
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He's someone with huge potential, in line with the spirit of Vuitton - creative audacity with extreme refinement.
Fashion Critic Cathy Horyn Leaves New York Times; Miley Cyrus Gets Naked For 'W' Magazine | The Fashion Beast Team | January 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

But they soon fell out, for Murat had the audacity to try and make these patriots fight instead of merely seeking plunder.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Scarce a day passed without some engagement in which the King of Naples showed his audacity and his talent as a leader.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
As Marquise de Condillac it hurt her pride to listen and not have him whipped for his audacity; as a woman it insulted her.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
Felizardo was remarkable for his audacity, his fine horsemanship, and his expert marksmanship.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
audacity, ever excellent in war, is sound as a proposition of Euclid in operations against Asiatics.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy

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