Audacity Definition

ô-dăsĭ-tē
audacities
noun
audacities
Fearless daring; intrepidity.
American Heritage
Bold courage; daring.
Webster's New World
Bold or insolent heedlessness of restraints, as of those imposed by prudence, propriety, or convention.
American Heritage
Shameless or brazen boldness; insolence.
Webster's New World
An act or instance of intrepidity or insolent heedlessness.
Warned the students that any audacities committed during the graduation ceremony would be punished.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Audacity

Noun

Singular:
audacity
Plural:
audacities

Origin of Audacity

  • From Medieval Latin audacitas, from Latin audax (“bold”), from audeō (“I am bold, I dare”).

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Audacity Sentence Examples

  • I can't believe she had the audacity to ask me to do her work for her.

  • Amanda had the audacity to show up to the party, despite the fact that she was not invited.

  • It required some audacity for a young child to jump from the high dive.

  • Isaiah had the audacity to talk back to his mother, making her upset with him.

  • The audacity of the student tended to cause her to get in trouble.

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