Audacity
/ɔːˈdæs.ɪ.ti/noun
Boldness or daring, especially when it is shocking or rude.
Did you know?Audacity comes from Latin audāx, meaning “bold” or “daring,” from audēre, “to dare,” a root that also gave English words tied to courage and risk.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ewd-
“to perceive, hear”
Latin
Latin
audēre
“to dare”
Latin
Latin
audāx
“bold, venturous”
Late Latin
Latin
audācitās
“boldness, daring”
Middle English
English
audacite
“boldness, insolence”
Modern English
English
audacity
“boldness or insolent daring”