Italian

Noun

audacia f ‎(plural audacie)

1. daring, audacity
2. boldness
3. provocativeness

Related terms

• audace

Latin

Etymology

From audāx ‎(“bold, daring”), from audeō ‎(“I dare”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈdaː.ki.a/

Noun

audācia f ‎(genitive audāciae); first declension

1. The state or quality of being bold; boldness.
2. (good sense) Daring, intrepidity, courage, valor, confidence; a daring or courageous action.
3. (bad sense) Daring, audacity, recklessness, presumption, insolence; a reckless or audacious action.

Inflection

First declension.

Synonyms

• (courage): audentia, fortitūdō, mēns, mīlitia, virtūs

Related terms

• audāciter
• audacter
• audāculus
• audāx

Descendants

References

• audacia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• audacia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• AUDACIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “audacia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin audācia.

Noun

audacia f ‎(plural audacias)

1. audacity

Related terms

• audaz