Audacious definition

ô-dāshəs

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

adjective

Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent.

Audacious rudeness.

adjective

Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold.

adjective

Bold or daring; fearless.

adjective

Spirited and original.

An audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.

adjective

adjective

The definition of audacious is bold, daring or fearless.

Wearing a very low cut dress to a conservative event is an example of audacious.

A shy housewife traveling to a war torn country alone is an example of an audacious act.

adjective

adjective

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”)

From Wiktionary