Dictionary

audacious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ (UK)
• /ɑˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ (cot-caught-merger)
• ô-dāʹshəs (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ (US)
• ô-dāʹshəs (US)

Etymology

From Latin audacia (“boldness”) + -ious, from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

Meanings

1. Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
   • It was an audacious thing for her to attempt, but boldness had often served her turn before. 1871, Anthony Trollope, The Eustace Diamonds:
   • The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months. 2014 August 21, “A brazen heist in Paris [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2020:
   • That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations. 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2013:
   • Cuba’s economy minister described "audacious" measures to tame inflation… 2022 May 14, Dave Sherwood and Nelson Acosta, “Cuba sees hints of recovery, announces "audacious" measures to tame inflation”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2022:
2. Impudent, insolent.

Forms

Antonyms

cautious · prudent · shy

Deriveds

audaciousness · unaudacious · audaciously · boldacious

Relateds

audacity · outdaciousness

Synonyms

venturesome · bold · temeritous · cheeky · brazen · daring · intrepid · presumptuous · temerarious · impudent · courageous

Translations (108)

ru отва́жный (showing willingness to take bold risks) · gl audaz (showing willingness to take bold risks) · fa گستاخ (impudent) · pl arogancki (impudent) · de waghalsig (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk безсоро́мний (impudent) · pl bezwstydny (impudent) · sv dristigt (showing willingness to take bold risks) · fi rohkea (showing willingness to take bold risks) · hu vakmerő (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk відва́жний (showing willingness to take bold risks) · no dristig (showing willingness to take bold risks) · de kühn (showing willingness to take bold risks) · hy խիզախ (showing willingness to take bold risks) · mk о́дважен (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk безстра́шний (showing willingness to take bold risks) · pl tupeciarski (impudent) · uk розпере́заний (impudent) · de kühn (impudent) · fi uskalias (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk безче́льний (impudent) · da dristig (showing willingness to take bold risks) · pl śmiały (showing willingness to take bold risks) · mk смел (showing willingness to take bold risks) · pl bezczelny (impudent) · tr gözü pek (impudent) · cs nestydatý (impudent) · la impudens (impudent) · nl driest (showing willingness to take bold risks) · bg смел (showing willingness to take bold risks) · pl zuchwały (impudent) · uk хамови́тий (impudent) · fi röyhkeä (impudent) · it avventato (impudent) · es aventado (showing willingness to take bold risks) · kmr bêşerm (impudent) · cmn 厚顏無恥的 /厚颜无耻的 (impudent) · pt audaz (showing willingness to take bold risks) · hy քաջ (showing willingness to take bold risks) · eo maltima (showing willingness to take bold risks) · ru на́глый (impudent) · eo impertinenta (impudent) · cs neohrožený (showing willingness to take bold risks) · pdt brow (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk сміли́вий (showing willingness to take bold risks) · ru наха́льный (impudent) · nl koen (showing willingness to take bold risks) · fa جسور (showing willingness to take bold risks) · nl schaamteloos (impudent) · cs drzý (impudent) · cs nestoudný (impudent) · fr audacieux (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk нахра́пистий (impudent) · fa بیمحابا (showing willingness to take bold risks) · nb djerv (showing willingness to take bold risks) · nl vermetel (showing willingness to take bold risks) · kmr wêrek (showing willingness to take bold risks) · cs chrabrý (showing willingness to take bold risks) · pl impertynencki (impudent) · nl onvervaard (showing willingness to take bold risks) · hu merész (showing willingness to take bold risks) · nl waaghalzig (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk зухва́лий (impudent) · tr arsız (impudent) · pl zuchwały (showing willingness to take bold risks) · da vågehalset (showing willingness to take bold risks) · nl driest (impudent) · fa بیپروا (showing willingness to take bold risks) · hu szemtelen (impudent) · de unverfroren (impudent) · cs bezostyšný (impudent) · ca audaç (showing willingness to take bold risks) · it azzardato (impudent) · tr gözü pek (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk наха́бний (impudent) · es entrón (showing willingness to take bold risks) · pl hucpiarski (impudent) · eo aŭdaca (showing willingness to take bold risks) · hy հանդուգն (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk ха́мський (impudent) · tr cesur (impudent) · mk на́хален (impudent) · gd dalm (impudent) · cmn 大膽的 /大胆的 (showing willingness to take bold risks) · kmr bêar (impudent) · bg дързък (impudent) · eo insolenta (impudent) · it audace (showing willingness to take bold risks) · nl audacieus (showing willingness to take bold risks) · cs odvážný (showing willingness to take bold risks) · mk др́зок (impudent) · es audaz (showing willingness to take bold risks) · ru де́рзкий (impudent) · sv våghalsig (showing willingness to take bold risks) · ru сме́лый (showing willingness to take bold risks) · de dummdreist (impudent) · de unverfroren (showing willingness to take bold risks) · ga neamhnáireach (showing willingness to take bold risks) · de dreist (impudent) · sv djärv (showing willingness to take bold risks) · ota جسور (showing willingness to take bold risks) · kmr bisteh (showing willingness to take bold risks) · uk хоро́брий (showing willingness to take bold risks) · la audax (showing willingness to take bold risks) · pl czelny (impudent) · tr cesur (showing willingness to take bold risks) · ang dyrstiġ (impudent) · cs statečný (showing willingness to take bold risks)