audacious

/ɒˈdeɪʃəs/o-DAY-shuhs

/ɑˈdeɪʃəs/ah-DAY-shuhs

Meaningdaring

Common meaning: boldly daring

audacto dareLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 201 · scan
iousadjective ending: full of, marked by

Journey through time

Latinaudeō, ausus‘to dare’
Frenchaudacieux
Englishaudacious‘boldly daring’ · today

audac also in: audacity

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin audeō ‘to dare’.

Roots

audeō, ausus Latin “to dare”

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