audacity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɔˈdæsəti/ UK /ɔːˈdæsɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... boldness daring nerve gall effrontery temerity impudence cheek

Opposites

timidity caution cowardice meekness diffidence

Word family

Related forms audacious audaciously

Etymology

From Latin audacitas ('boldness'), from audax ('bold, daring'), from audere ('to dare'), via Middle French audacite.

audacitas Latin audax Latin audere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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