Antonyms for audacity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : aw-das-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ɔˈdæs ɪ ti

Definition of audacity

Origin : mid-15c., from Medieval Latin audacitas "boldness," from Latin audacis genitive of audax (see audacious).

noun recklessness, daring
noun arrogance, presumptuousness

Example sentences :

The mother's manner was a crushing rebuke to the young man for his audacity.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

"He certainly is not lacking in audacity," thought Mr. Morgan.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

She had a fondness and admiration for this child and her audacity.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

Buttner, thinking to punish him for his audacity, put a 'poser' to him, and awaited the result.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

Your coming here is an affront, an impertinence, an audacity.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

The essential elements of our poetry will be courage, audacity, and revolt.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

At first Miss Sommerton seemed to resent the audacity of this request.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

The audacity of the rebels is stimulated by our sluggishness.
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

Cleo's audacity had caught the audience by the throat so that it could not breathe.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

And were you not, for your audacity, left to brood ten days and nights in gaol?
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Synonyms for audacity

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