hardiesse
/hɑːdɪˈɛs/noun
Boldness, audacity; an instance of this. In later use especially with reference to literary or artistic style.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in The Childhood of Jesus. From Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French hardiesse, hardiesce, Middle French hardyesse boldness, courage from hardi + -esse.
- customizable
- customization
- customize
- custom-made
- customs
- customs clearance
- customs duties
- customs house
- customs union
- custos rotulorum
- custumal
- cut
- cut a caper
- cut a dash
- cut a deal
- cut-and-come-again
- cut-and-cover
- cut and dried
- cut and paste
- cut and run
- cut and shut
- cut and thrust
- cutaneous
- cut a (or the) ribbon
- cut a (or the) rug