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Word entry · 8 letters

audacity

Best crossword clue

"Bold nerve"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɔːˈdæ.sɪ.ti/Part of speech nounSorted aacdituyStarts with AEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery

Word origin

From late Middle English audacite, from Medieval Latin audacitas, from Latin audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

Used in a sentence

  • The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
  • Somebody never pays his loans, yet he has the audacity to ask the bank for money.

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