bodacious C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /boʊˈdeɪʃəs/ UK /bəʊˈdeɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj remarkable, bold, or impressively large She made a bodacious entrance in a feathered scarlet gown. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · remarkable, bold, or... boldaudaciousremarkableoutstandingimpressivestrikinggutsyprodigious ↔ Opposites timidunremarkableordinary Word family Derived forms bodaciouslybodaciousness Related forms audacious Etymology AI details A US dialectal (originally Southern) coinage of the mid-19th century, probably a blend of bold and audacious; popularized in late-20th-century slang. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bodacious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /boʊˈdeɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /bəʊˈdeɪʃəs/ ## Meanings 1. remarkable, bold, or impressively large ## Examples - She made a bodacious entrance in a feathered scarlet gown. ## Synonyms - bold - audacious - remarkable - outstanding - impressive - striking - gutsy - prodigious ## Antonyms - timid - unremarkable - ordinary ## Derived Forms - bodaciously - bodaciousness ## Related Forms - audacious ## Etymology A US dialectal (originally Southern) coinage of the mid-19th century, probably a blend of bold and audacious; popularized in late-20th-century slang. ## AI Etymology Bodacious is a US dialectal (originally Southern) coinage of the mid-19th century, probably a blend of bold and audacious; popularized in late-20th-century slang. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers remarkable, bold, or impressively large. The wider family includes derived forms such as bodaciously and bodaciousness and related words such as audacious. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown