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AUDACIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
Example:
he had the audacity to question my decision
Synonyms:
audaciousness; audacity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("audaciousness" is a kind of...):
boldness; brass; cheek; face; nerve (impudent aggressiveness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "audaciousness"):
assumption; effrontery; presumption; presumptuousness (audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to)
Derivation:
audacious (unrestrained by convention or propriety)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fearless daring
Synonyms:
audaciousness; audacity; temerity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("audaciousness" is a kind of...):
boldness; daring; hardihood; hardiness (the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger)
Derivation:
audacious (disposed to venture or take risks)
audacious (invulnerable to fear or intimidation)
