Cornucopia of vocabulary
August 22, 2014
audacity
[aw-das-i-tee]
Noun
1. boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant
disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other
restrictions.
2. effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness
Adjective
3. usually audacities, audacious acts or statements.
Adverb
audacious
audaciously
Origin
mid-15c., from audacitas "boldness," from Latin audāx bold,
"brave,"
but more often "bold" in a bad sense, from audere "to dare, be
bold."
Synonym
impertinence, foolhardiness, boldness, guts
Antonym
prudence, cowardice, fear, modesty
Usage
My junior had the audacity to point out my
mistakes in front of all coworkers.
She had the audacity to promote her book
during the interview.
The man had the audacity to bungee jump off
the building.
How could you have the audacity to even
suggest such an improbable idea!
The student’s audacious questions shocked
the lecturer.
This is such an audacious proposal that
nobody is going to believe it is possible.