audacia

n. audacity, boldness, daring, spunk, temerity, fearlessness; arrogance, impudence

n. boldness, audacity, fearlessness

n. audacity, insolence, boldness

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boldness| daring| courage| confidence; recklessness| effrontery| audacity

= audacity, boldness, aggresiveness, fearlessness.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: The innovative thrust of an organization significantly affects the aggressiveness of the firm's strategy for investment in information technology.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
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* con audacia = boldly.