Audacious
Daring; bold or impudently bold.
adjectiveAudacious
Daring; bold or impudently bold.
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Imagine This
Those who attend the audition for the key roles in the play Romeo and Juliet must be very brave and bold, because they have to perform in front of hundreds of critics.
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Sounds Like
Audition
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Looks Like
Looks like audition (spelling similarity; both start with 'audi').
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Remember This
Audacious comes from Latin audax 'bold'; the word is not related to hearing (despite the similar-sounding 'aud-' in audition).
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Other Forms
Audacitynoun
Audaciouslyadverb
Audaciousnessnoun
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Connect With
boldness, courage, nerve; daring; audacity
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Note
Common confusion: do not confuse with words related to hearing such as audible or audience; audacious refers to bold behavior, not sound.