audaciousness

au·da·cious

A0515900 (ô-dā′shəs)adj.1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent: audacious rudeness.3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.

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[French audacieux, from Old French audace, boldness, from Latin audācia, from audāx, audāc-, bold, from audēre, to dare, from avidus, avid; see avid.]

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au·da′cious·ly adv.au·da′cious·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	audaciousness - fearless daring audacity, temerityboldness, hardihood, hardiness, daring - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"
	2.	audaciousness - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"audacityboldness, nerve, brass, cheek, face - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"effrontery, presumptuousness, presumption, assumption - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"

audaciousness

noun1. Willingness to take risks:adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audacity, boldness, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daring, daringness, venturesomeness, venturousness.2. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:assumption, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.

Translations

audacia