AUDACIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery

Example:

he had the audacity to question my decision

Synonyms:

audaciousness; audacity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("audaciousness" is a kind of...):

boldness; brass; cheek; face; nerve (impudent aggressiveness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "audaciousness"):

assumption; effrontery; presumption; presumptuousness (audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to)

Derivation:

audacious (unrestrained by convention or propriety)

Meaning:

Fearless daring

Synonyms:

audaciousness; audacity; temerity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("audaciousness" is a kind of...):

boldness; daring; hardihood; hardiness (the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger)

Derivation:

audacious (disposed to venture or take risks)

audacious (invulnerable to fear or intimidation)