🇬🇧 Audacity meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Audacity means having so much bravery and boldness that you dare to do something really big, surprising, or risky, even when other people might be shocked, worried, or say, “Are you seriously going to do that?!”

The robot we built had the audacity to correct our math homework and then give itself a gold star.

Milo had the audacity to ask the dentist for extra candy after getting a cavity filled.

My sister showed pure audacity when she tried to rename our family group chat to ‘I Am The Boss Now.’

The squirrel showed pure audacity by stealing the dog’s snack right out of its bowl, then eating it while making eye contact.

The goose’s audacity was unbelievable: it chased our whole family away from the picnic it didn’t even bring food to.

She showed audacity when she climbed the tall fence to reach the trapped dog. The crowd gasped at her audacity, then cheered at the dog’s safe paws. Neighbors whispered about her audacity to risk trouble, yet a child hugged her and thanked her audacity. The woman smiled; audacity had turned fear into rescue.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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