Synonyms for audacity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : aw-das-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɔˈdæs ɪ ti |
Top 10 synonyms for audacity Other synonyms for the word audacity
Définition of audacity
Origin :- mid-15c., from Medieval Latin audacitas "boldness," from Latin audacis genitive of audax (see audacious).
- noun recklessness, daring
- noun arrogance, presumptuousness
- The mother's manner was a crushing rebuke to the young man for his audacity.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "He certainly is not lacking in audacity," thought Mr. Morgan.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She had a fondness and admiration for this child and her audacity.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Buttner, thinking to punish him for his audacity, put a 'poser' to him, and awaited the result.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- Your coming here is an affront, an impertinence, an audacity.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The essential elements of our poetry will be courage, audacity, and revolt.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- At first Miss Sommerton seemed to resent the audacity of this request.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- The audacity of the rebels is stimulated by our sluggishness.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- Cleo's audacity had caught the audience by the throat so that it could not breathe.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- And were you not, for your audacity, left to brood ten days and nights in gaol?
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
Antonyms for audacity
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