audacity C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɔˈdæsəti/ UK /ɔːˈdæsɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun bold daring, often combined with impudence She had the audacity to demand a refund after breaking it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · bold daring, often combined... boldnessdaringnervegalleffronterytemerityimpudencecheek ↔ Opposites timiditycautioncowardicemeeknessdiffidence Word family Related forms audaciousaudaciously Etymology AI details From Latin audacitas ('boldness'), from audax ('bold, daring'), from audere ('to dare'), via Middle French audacite. audacitas Latin audax Latin audere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # audacity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɔˈdæsəti/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːˈdæsɪti/ ## Meanings 1. bold daring, often combined with impudence ## Examples - She had the audacity to demand a refund after breaking it. ## Synonyms - boldness - daring - nerve - gall - effrontery - temerity - impudence - cheek ## Antonyms - timidity - caution - cowardice - meekness - diffidence ## Related Forms - audacious - audaciously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: audacitas - Root: audax - Root: audere ## Etymology From Latin audacitas ('boldness'), from audax ('bold, daring'), from audere ('to dare'), via Middle French audacite. ## AI Etymology Audacity is from Latin audacitas ('boldness'), from audax ('bold, daring'), from audere ('to dare'), via Middle French audacite. Important recorded forms include audacitas (Latin), audax (Latin), and audere (Latin). The current sense covers bold daring, often combined with impudence. The wider family includes related words such as audacious and audaciously. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown