audacity
[ aw-das-i-tee ]
/ ɔˈdæs ɪ ti /
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.
SYNONYMS FOR audacity
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Origin of audacity
Words nearby audacity
auction pitch, auctorial, aucuba, AUD, audacious, audacity, Aude, Auden, Auden, W. H., Audhumla, audial
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