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audacity

noun

1 audacity

Fearless daring.

synonyms: audaciousness, temerity.

Roget 885: insolence; haughtiness etc. adj.; arrogance, airs; overbearance; domineering etc. v.; tyranny etc. 739.    ... show more

Roget 861: courage, bravery, valor; resoluteness, boldness etc. adj.; spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity; contempt of danger, defiance of danger; derring-do; ... show more

Roget 863: rashness etc. adj.; temerity, want of caution, imprudence, indiscretion; overconfidence, presumption, audacity.    precipitancy, precipitation; impetuosity; levity; ... show more

Dutch: vermetelheid, roekeloosheid, moed, onbezonnenheid, stoutmoedigheid, durf, koenheid, lef
Polish: pewność, pewność siebie, śmiałość

2 audacity

Aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery:
— He had the audacity to question my decision.

synonym: audaciousness.

Dutch: stoutheid, vermetelheid, onbesuisdheid, driestheid, brutaliteit, chotspe, gotspe, vrijpostigheid


Moby thesaurus: adventuresomeness, adventurousness, arrogance, assurance, audaciousness, balls, bold front, boldness, brash bearing, brashness, brass, brassiness, bravado, bravura, brazenness, brinkmanship, bumptiousness, cheek, cheekiness, cockiness ... show more.

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