Etymology

inaudacious

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Today it means: Lacking in audacity; not audacious. Full definition →

Latin audacia
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  1. Latin · derived fromaudacia“boldness”
  2. English todayinaudacious

From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

Words from the same roots

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