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audacity Definition

au·dac·ity (ô dasə tē)

noun

  1. bold courage; daring
  2. shameless or brazen boldness; insolence
  3. pl. -·ties an audacious act or remark

Etymology: ME audacite < L audacia: see audacious

audacity Synonyms

audacity

n.

  1. Courage

    daring, boldness, valor; see courage 1.

  2. Impudence

    impertinence, temerity, brazenness, insolence; see rudeness, temerity. See syn. study attemerity.

audacity Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: But these, using the open source Audacity are simply dealt with.
  • display: I am proud of the audacity displayed by my party on the issue of women's representation.
  • call: If you just want to edit sound you can get a superb editing tool called Audacity free online.
  • show: A very skilled navigator, Mathy showed real audacity, coolness and daring, and he seemed unstoppable.
  • lack: His character, like his thought, lacked audacity and sweep, without which revolutionary politics is impossible.

Adjective modifier

  • sheer: The sheer audacity of Dave Williams, lead keyboard vocalist, was nothing less than stunningly original.
  • more: There is more audacity about the Arena than its older rivals.
  • such: Such audacity would be funny if people weren't dying.
  • breathtaking: The old theater publicists ' tricks have a breathtaking audacity that I would love to document.
  • own: Down with your clothes. ' ' Never again, ' I shouted, marveling at my own audacity.
  • revolutionary: The Bolshevik party has shown in action a combination of the highest revolutionary audacity and political realism.

Modifies a noun

  • software: The included Audacity software even gives you the power to easily edit your files and convert between file formats.

Noun used with modifier

  • program: Audio editing software The program Audacity is a powerful free tool that is popular with many podcasters.
  • editor: A new version of the free audio editor Audacity has been announced.
  • software: I used the free sound editing software Audacity to make MP3 files.
  • source: But these, using the open source Audacity are simply dealt with.

Possessives

  • terrorist: I was amazed at the terrorists ' audacity, and America's vulnerability.

Preposition: of

  • crime: Meanwhile, the scale and audacity of the crime had captivated Britain, and a huge police operation was launched.
  • scheme: I was amazed - thunderstruck - and in fact, I might also say, frightened at the unparalleled audacity of this scheme.
audacity Quotes

Drunkenness is a joy reserved for the Gods: so do men partake of it impiously, and so are they very properly punished for their audacity.

—Cabell,James Branch

Le tact dans l'audace c'est de savoirjusqu'o  u' on peut aller trop loin. Being tactful in audacity is knowing how far one can go too far.

—Cocteau,Jean