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Meaning of 'audacious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Audacious [ a.]
- Daring; spirited; adventurous.
- Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.
- Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.

Meaning of 'audacious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . audacious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unrestrained by convention or propriety
Example in sentence:
  • a barefaced hypocrite;
  • an audacious trick to pull;
  • bald-faced lies;
  • brazen arrogance;
  • the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress;
  • the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim
Meaning (2):
- disposed to venture or take risks
Example in sentence:
  • a venturesome investor;
  • a venturous spirit;
  • an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas;
  • audacious visions of the total conquest of space;
  • the most daring of contemporary fiction writers
Meaning (3):
- invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Example in sentence:
  • audacious explorers;
  • fearless reporters and photographers;
  • intrepid pioneers

Nearby Words:

audaciously audaciousness audacity audibility audible audibleness audibly audience audient audiometer

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