Definition of AUDACIOUS

audacious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    • "audacious explorers"
  • unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
    • "an audacious trick to pull"
  • disposed to venture or take risks
    • "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"
    • "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"

Adj

  • Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
  • Impudent, insolent.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“I am bold, I dare”).

Antonyms

cautious, prudent, shy

Scrabble Score: 12

audacious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
audacious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
audacious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

audacious is a valid Words With Friends word