Audacious Definition

ô-dāshəs

adjective

Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold.

American Heritage

Bold or daring; fearless.

Webster's New World

Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent.

Audacious rudeness.

American Heritage

Not restrained by a sense of shame or propriety; rudely bold; brazen.

Webster's New World

Spirited and original.

An audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.

American Heritage

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Origin of Audacious

French audacieux from Old French audace boldness from Latin audācia from audāx audāc- bold from audēre to dare from avidus avid avid

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“I am bold, I dare”)

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