audacity
noun
1 audacity
Fearless daring.
synonyms: audaciousness, temerity.
Roget 885:
insolence;
haughtiness
etc.
adj.;
arrogance,
airs;
overbearance†;
domineering
etc.
v.;
tyranny
etc.
739.
impertinence;
sauciness
etc.
adj.;
flippancy,
dicacity†,
petulance,
procacity†,
bluster;
swagger,
swaggering
etc.
v.;
bounce;
terrorism.
assumption,
presumption;
beggar on horseback;
usurpation.
impudence,
assurance,
audacity,
hardihood,
front,
face,
brass;
shamelessness
etc.
adj.;
effrontery,
hardened front,
face of brass.
assumption of infallibility.
saucebox
etc.
(blusterer)
887†.
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Roget 861:
courage,
bravery,
valor;
resoluteness,
boldness
etc.
adj.;
spirit,
daring,
gallantry,
intrepidity;
contempt of danger,
defiance of danger;
derring-do;
audacity;
rashness
etc.
863;
dash;
defiance
etc.
715;
confidence,
self-reliance.
manliness,
manhood;
nerve,
pluck,
mettle,
game;
heart,
heart of grace;
spunk,
guts,
face,
virtue,
hardihood,
fortitude,
intestinal fortitude;
firmness
etc.
(stability)
150;
heart of oak;
bottom,
backbone,
spine
etc.
(perseverance)
604.1.
resolution
etc.
(determination)
604;
bulldog courage.
prowess,
heroism,
chivalry.
exploit,
feat,
achievement;
heroic deed,
heroic act;
bold stroke.
man,
man of mettle;
hero,
demigod,
Amazon,
Hector;
lion,
tiger,
panther,
bulldog;
gamecock,
fighting-cock;
bully,
fire eater
etc.
863.
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Roget 863:
rashness
etc.
adj.;
temerity,
want of caution,
imprudence,
indiscretion;
overconfidence,
presumption,
audacity.
precipitancy,
precipitation;
impetuosity;
levity;
foolhardihood†,
foolhardiness;
heedlessness,
thoughtlessness
etc.
(inattention)
458;
carelessness
etc.
(neglect)
460;
desperation;
Quixotism,
knight-errantry;
fire eating.
gaming,
gambling;
blind bargain,
leap in the dark,
leap of faith,
fool's paradise;
too many eggs in one basket.
desperado,
rashling†,
madcap,
daredevil,
Hotspur,
fire eater,
bully,
bravo,
Hector,
scapegrace,
enfant perdu [Fr.];
Don Quixote,
knight-errant,
Icarus;
adventurer;
gambler,
gamester;
dynamitard†;
boomer [U.S.].
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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, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, courage, courage fou, courting disaster, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daring, daringness, defial, defiance, defying, derision, derring-do, despite, disdain, disregard, effrontery, enterprise, face, fire-eating, flirting with death, foolhardiness, forwardness, gall, going for broke, hardihood, hardiness, harebrainedness, hubris, impertinence, impudence, insolence, mettle, nerve, obtrusiveness, overboldness, overweening, overweeningness, pertness, playing with fire, presumption, presumptuousness, procacity, pushiness, resolution, sauciness, spirit, uppishness, uppityness, venturesomeness, venturousness ... show more.
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