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   audacity

   /ɔːˈdasɪti/

   noun

   • 1. a willingness to take bold risks: "he whistled at the sheer audacity of the plan" Similar boldnessdaringfearlessnessintrepiditybraverycouragecourageousnessvalourvalorousnessheroismpluckrecklessnessadventurousnessenterprisedynamismspiritmettleconfidenceinformal:gutsgutsinessspunkgritbottleballsinessmoxiecojonessandvulgar slang:ballsrare:venturousnesstemerariousnessOpposite timidity
   • 2. rude or disrespectful behaviour; impudence: "she had the audacity to suggest I'd been carrying on with him" 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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