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Definition of audacity
audacities
1 : the quality or state of being audacious: such asa : intrepid boldness knights admired for their audacityb : bold or arrogant disregard of normal restraints had the audacity to defy his boss
2 : an audacious act —usually used in plural Her worst audacities did not seem to surprise him. — Edith Wharton
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Examples of audacity in a Sentence
I could not believe their audacity.
He had the audacity to suggest that it was all my fault.
Recent Examples of audacity from the Web
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This is the hefty price Williams has paid for living in her skin and having the audacity to be phenomenal.
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The bird, perhaps shocked at her audacity, turned and flew away.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Richard and Mildred Loving had the audacity to marry, Virginia law officers jailed them.
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Coming within hours of a report in Forbes that the Trump organization profited from events held to benefit Eric Trump's cancer charity, young Trump's complaints match his father's record of audacity under fire.
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Off-color or offensive humor is anyone’s prerogative in private, but to have the audacity to do it in a college admit forum says to me Harvard was right to rescind admissions offers.
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Once, Whitlock, a man shaped like a football that swallowed a Buick, had the audacity to publicly blast tennis great Serena Williams’ weight.
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Both the Cavaliers and the Warriors are marvels to behold, often combining the truisms of the game — move without the ball, find the open man, pick and roll, pick and roll — with refreshing audacity and panache.
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Anecdotes about Mattis’s audacity in the field are legion.
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Origin and Etymology of audacity
Middle English audacite, from Latin audac-, audax —see audacious
Synonym Discussion of audacity
AUDACITY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of audacity for English Language Learners
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: a confident and daring quality that is often seen as shocking or rude : an audacious quality
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Definition of audacity for Students
: a bold and daring quality that is sometimes shocking or rude She had the audacity to show up uninvited.
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