audacious

(ô-dā'shəs)
adj.

1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See synonyms at adventurous, brave.
2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; insolent.
3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.

[French audacieux, from Old French audace, boldness, from Latin audācia, from audāx, audāc-, bold, from audēre, to dare, from avidus, avid. See avid.]

audaciously au·da'cious·ly adv.
audaciousness au·da'cious·ness n.

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adjective

1. Having or showing courage: bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. Informal spunky. Slang gutsy, gutty. See fear/courage.
2. Taking or willing to take risks: adventuresome, adventurous, bold, daredevil, daring, enterprising, venturesome, venturous. See safety/danger.
3. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang wise. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: arrogant, presumptuous
Antonyms: humble, modest, reserved, shy, timid

adj

Definition: reckless, daring
Antonyms: cautious, gentle, humble, meek, mild, modest, reserved, timid, yielding

IN BRIEF: Daring; fearless; prone to risky behavior.

The audacious cowboys amazed the rodeo crowd.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dristig, kæk, forvoven

Nederlands (Dutch)
stoutmoedig, brutaal, onbeschaamd

Français (French)
adj. - audacieux, intrépide, hardi, effronté, insolent, impudent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kühn, verwegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τολμηρός, παράτολμος, αυθάδης, θρασύς

Italiano (Italian)
audace, temerario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - audacioso, atrevido, ousado

Русский (Russian)
смелый, наглый, дерзкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - audaz, arrojado, intrépido, atrevido, temerario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - djärv, fräck

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大胆的, 鲁莽的, 无畏的, 厚颜无耻的, 胆大妄为的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大膽的, 魯莽的, 無畏的, 厚顏無恥的, 膽大妄為的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 대담한, 무례한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大胆な, 無謀な, 厚かましい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متهور, جري, مغامر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נועז, חצוף‬

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