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audaciousness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs.nəs/
  • ô-dāʹshəs-nəs

Etymology

Etymology tree English audacious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English audaciousness From audacious + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Risky or daring behaviour.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Impudence.
    • The audaciousness of this made Tom smile: ‘Seriously? Come on. Letʼs be serious.’ 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 133:

Forms

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Relateds

audacious

Synonyms

audacity

Translations (13)

pl arogancja (impudence) · pl hucpiarskość (impudence) · pl zuchwałość (impudence) · pl aroganckość (impudence) · pl impertynencja (impudence) · pl tupeciarskość (impudence) · pl czelność (impudence) · pl bezwstydność (impudence) · pl impertynenckość (impudence) · pl śmiałość (risky or daring behaviour) · pl zuchwałość (risky or daring behaviour) · pl bezczelność (impudence) · pl bezwstyd (impudence)