- bold courage; daring
- shameless or brazen boldness; insolence
- pl. -·ties an audacious act or remark
Origin of audacity
Middle English audacite from Classical Latin audacia: see audacious
noun
The definition of audacity is the state of being bold or daring, particularly with disregard for danger or rudeness.
A person who publicly screams at his friend for a minor offense is an example of someone acting with audacity.
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audacity
noun
pl. au·dac·i·ties- Fearless daring; intrepidity.
- Bold or insolent heedlessness of restraints, as of those imposed by prudence, propriety, or convention.
- An act or instance of intrepidity or insolent heedlessness: warned the students that any audacities committed during the graduation ceremony would be punished.
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Noun
(plural audacities)
- Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
- The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
- Somebody never pays his loans, yet he has the audacity to ask the bank for money.
- Fearlessness, intrepid daring.
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Sentence Examples
- I can't believe she had the audacity to ask me to do her work for her.
- It required some audacity for a young child to jump from the high dive.
- Amanda had the audacity to show up to the party, despite the fact that she was not invited.
- Isaiah had the audacity to talk back to his mother, making her upset with him.
- The first responders have audacity, making them well-suited to deal with emergency situations.
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