Today's word gets to be among my favorites both because of it's meaning and because of the pronunciation.
audacity
/ɔːˈdasɪti/
Let's hear it!
Thanks to Emma Saying for the pronunciation.
What does it mean?
The dictionaries tell us that:
-it means willingness to take bold risks, synonym with "daring", "bravery", "heroism"
-it means rude or disrespectful behavior, synonym with "impertinence", "insolence" and even "sass"
Origin
The word comes from Medieval Latin audacitas, from Latin audax , meaning "bold" , from audeō meaning "i am bold, i dare".
I'll end this post with a quote from Benjamin Disraeli :
"Success is the child of audacity."
Sources:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audacity
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/audacity
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