AUDACITY


Meaning of AUDACITY in English

/ ɔːˈdæsəti; NAmE / noun

[ U ] brave but rude or shocking behaviour

SYN nerve :

He had the audacity to say I was too fat.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from medieval Latin audacitas , from audax , audac- bold (from audere dare).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.