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audacity

[aw-das-i-tee]

noun

plural

audacities 
  1. boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

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  2. effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness.

    His questioner's audacity shocked the lecturer.

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  3. Usually audacities audacious or particularly bold or daring acts or statements.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of audacity1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English audacite, equivalent to Latin ܻ峦- (stem of ܻ “bold, daring”) + -ity
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“You have to have confidence, you have to have the audacity to believe that you are going to do Hamlet — and that you can do Hamlet,” O’Hara says.

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It's hard to exaggerate the sheer audacity - or ingenuity - that went into Ukraine's countrywide assault on Russia's air force.

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However, Mujica governed in his own way, demonstrating pragmatism and audacity on several occasions, political commentators say.

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But audacity combined with artistic ingenuity is still the best bet for holding one’s head high in an American theater devoid of safety.

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“Incredible. Fifty-two points with people draped all over him all game long. The conditioning. The skill. The audacity. The belief. It’s just incredible to watch Steph at work.”

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