单词 | audaciousness |
释义 | audaciousnessn. 1. Boldness, confidence, daring. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [noun] derfshipa1225 boldheada1250 derayc1300 daringc1374 hardinessc1380 hardimenta1413 enterprisec1450 felony1485 boldness1489 adventurousness1530 derfnessc1540 hardihead1579 hardihood1594 dare1595 adventurement1598 audaciousness1601 daringness1622 adventuresomeness1731 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 494 The audaciousnesse of the artificer, who ventured to make so huge and monstrous works. 1825 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Wks. (1859) I. 75 As much a man as either of her colleagues, in audaciousness, in enterprise, and in the thirst of domination. 2. Reckless daring; = audacity n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > reckless daring > [noun] hardydardya1529 audaciousness1598 diablerie1751 devilry1841 devilment1843 daredevilry1859 daredeviltry1881 daredevilism1886 1598 tr. G. de La Perrière Mirrour Policie sig. D Fortitude..reduceth feare and audaciousnesse to mediocritie. 1742 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero (ed. 3) II. vi. 17 In an act so mad..his audaciousness could not get the better of his fears. 3. Presumptuousness, effrontery, impudence, shamelessness; = audacity n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] hardiessec1300 boldness1377 malapertness?a1439 over-boldnessc1450 insolencya1513 protervitya1527 impudency1529 sauce malapert1529 petulancy1537 procacitya1538 audacity1545 sauceliness1552 forehead1564 hardihead1579 hardihood1594 outfacing1598 audaciousness1599 impudentness1599 petulancea1600 impertinency1609 impertinence1612 impudencea1616 procacya1620 affrontedness1640 brow1642 front1653 insolence1668 affrontery1679 assurance1699 effrontery1715 affrontiveness1721 swagger1725 imperence1765 cheek1823 sassiness1834 cheekiness1838 pawk1855 gall1882 chutzpah1886 face1890 mouth1891 crust1900 rind1901 smarting1902 hide1916 brass neck1937 1599 Warning for Faire Women ii. 1493 He should with such audaciousness presume To baffle Justice. a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) iv. 42 A grievous audaciousnesse..that hee would leape over the poles as it were which God had fixed. 1838–9 Hood's Own, Jubb Lett. 53 As Mr. Davis had the audaciousness to own to. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1598 |
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