MEANING
Willingness to take striking risks or disregard expected limits, sometimes with impudence.
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Words that belong together
- sheer audacity
- audacity of a plan
On the page
The audacity of the plan silenced the room.
He had the audacity to ask for thanks after concealing the loss.
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Word forms
- Base
- audacity
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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