audacious
Showing willingness to take bold risksShowing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
» This is an audacious plan.
Meaning
2 sensesShowing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
kühn, unverfroren, waghalsig
отва́жныйotvážnyj, сме́лыйsmélyj
відва́жнийvidvážnyj, сміли́вийsmilývyj, хоро́брийkhoróbryj
disposed to venture or take risks
Impudent, insolent.
kühn, unverfroren, dreist
де́рзкийdérzkij, наха́льныйnaxálʹnyj, на́глыйnáglyj
зухва́лийzukhvályj, наха́бнийnakhábnyj, безсоро́мнийbezsorómnyj
Examples
6 sentencesThis is an audacious plan.
The rumour proved to be an audacious lie.
deDas Gerücht erwies sich als große Lüge.
The thieves pulled off an audacious robbery in broad daylight.
Only an audacious mind will be able to solve this riddle.
You've got to be audacious!
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin audacia (“boldness”) + -ious, from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, toFrom Latin audacia (“boldness”) + -ious, from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).
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Forms
more audacious, most audacious| Comparative | more audacious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most audacious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
23 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form