: a confident and daring quality that is often seen as shocking or rude : an audacious quality
: the quality or state of being audacious: as
a : intrepid boldness
b : bold or arrogant disregard of normal restraints <had theaudacity to defy his boss>
2
: an audacious act —usually used in plural <her worstaudacities did not seem to surprise him
I could not believe their audacity.
He had the audacity to suggest that it was all my fault.
He was flabbergasted, not only by the scale of the projects but also by the audacity of their setting.
Visiting the home bases of each social clique, they are basically ridiculed for their audacity to date one another.
He even had the audacity to continue embezzling money after being confronted about his actions.
What they lacked in finesse they tried to compensate with audacity.
