English noun: audacity | |||
1. | audacity (attribute) fearless daring | ||
Synonyms | audaciousness, temerity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boldness, daring, hardihood, hardiness | ||
2. | audacity (attribute) aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery | ||
Samples | He had the audacity to question my decision. | ||
Synonyms | audaciousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boldness, brass, cheek, face, nerve | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assumption, effrontery, presumption, presumptuousness | ||