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audacious

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au·da·cious  (ô-dshs)
adj.
1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.
2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; insolent.
3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.

[French audacieux, from Old French audace, boldness, from Latin audcia, from audx, audc-, bold, from audre, to dare, from avidus, avid; see avid.]

au·dacious·ly adv.
au·dacious·ness n.

audacious [ɔːˈdeɪʃəs]
adj
1. recklessly bold or daring; fearless
2. impudent or presumptuous
[from Latin audāx bold, from audēre to dare]
audaciously  adv
audaciousness , audacity [ɔːˈdæsɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.audaciousaudacious - invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
2.audacious - unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
unashamed - used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
3.audaciousaudacious - disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"
adventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"

audacious
adjective
2. cheeky, presumptuous, impertinent, insolent, impudent, forward, fresh (informal), assuming, rude, defiant, brazen, in-your-face (Brit. slang), shameless, sassy (U.S. informal), pert, disrespectful Audacious thieves stole her car from under her nose.
cheeky gracious, unassuming, tactful, deferential
Translations
audacious [ɔːˈdeɪʃəs] ADJ
1. (= bold) → audaz, osado
2. (= impudent) → atrevido, descarado

audacious [ɔːˈdeɪʃəs] adj (= daring) [bid, attempt, plan, theft] → audacieux/euse; [person] → audacieux/euse

audacious
adj, audaciously
adv
(= impudent)dreist, unverfroren
(= bold)kühn, wagemutig, verwegen

audacious [ɔːˈdeɪʃəs] adj (bold) → audace; (impudent) → sfrontato/a
audacious [ɔːˈdeɪʃəs] adj (bold) → audace; (impudent) → sfrontato/a

audacious
adj audacious [oːˈdeiʃəs]
bold and daring an audacious plan. vermetel, waagmoedig مُغامِر، جَريء смел odvážný dristig; vovet; forvoven kühn τολμηρός audaz hulljulge بی باک؛ متهور rohkea audacieux חָצוּף, נוֹעָז साहसी odvažan vakmerő berani djarfur, áræðinn audace 大胆な 대담한 drąsus pārdrošs; nekaunīgs berani vermetel dristig, vågal, djerv zuchwały audacioso îndrăzneţ отважный; дерзкий odvážny drzen neustrašiv djärv, oförvägen กล้าหาญ cüretkâr, gözüpek 大膽的,放肆的 сміливий; нахабний گستاخ ، بد تمیز táo bạo
n auˈdacity [-ˈdӕsə-]
waagmoed, vermetelheid جريء، جَسور дързост odvaha dristighed; frækhed die Kühnheit τόλμη, θράσος audacia hulljulgus جرأت؛ تهور rohkeus audace חוּצפָּה, הֶעֲזָה साहस odvažnost rettenthetetlenség keberanian (fífl)dirfska audacia 大胆 대담성 drąsumas pārdrošība; nekaunība dengan berani vermetelheid frekkhet, dristighet zuchwałość audácia îndrăzneală отвага; дерзость odvaha drznost neustrašivost djärvhet, oförvägenhet ความกล้าหาญ cüret, gözüpeklik 大膽,放肆 сміливість; нахабство گستاخی ، جسارت sự táo bạo


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