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audacity definition

au·dac·ity (ô das′ə tē)

noun

  1. bold courage; daring
  2. shameless or brazen boldness; insolence
  3. pl. audacities -·ties an audacious act or remark

Etymology: ME audacite < L audacia: see audacious

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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