noun
Meaning 1
Risky or daring behaviour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
audaciousness
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/ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs.nəs/
noun
Meaning 2
Impudence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he had the audacity to question my decision
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: audacity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
Narrower terms: presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption
noun
Meaning 4
fearless daring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: audacity, temerity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English audacious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English audaciousness From audacious + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: śmiałość — risky or daring behaviour
- Polish: zuchwałość — risky or daring behaviour
- Polish: arogancja — impudence
- Polish: aroganckość — impudence
- Polish: bezczelność — impudence
- Polish: bezwstyd — impudence
- Polish: bezwstydność — impudence
- Polish: czelność — impudence
- Polish: hucpiarskość — impudence
- Polish: impertynencja — impudence
- Polish: impertynenckość — impudence
- Polish: tupeciarskość — impudence
- Polish: zuchwałość — impudence