boldness

noun

Definition of boldnessnext
as in audacity

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  1. audacity
  2. impudence
  3. disrespect
  4. insolence
Noun
  • My phone has the audacity to text me when news has happened, which is so bold.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
  • That chaos is calibrated for maximum audacity thanks to visual effects supervisor Dan Sturm’s prudently incorporated CGI, which doesn’t skimp on the wow factor and is further amped up by composer Cody Fry’s cacophonous, rambunctious score.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of audacity
Noun
  • Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • For many enslaved people, a mistress’s complaint of impudence could end in a beating.
    Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
Definition of impudence
Noun
  • The problem isn’t just the vehicle, but the fundamental disrespect.
    Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Experiencing disrespect, being overlooked, and feeling undervalued.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of disrespect
Noun
  • And despite Aegon’s insolence, neither Criston nor Aemond could have predicted that the king would show up to the fight drunk on dragonback before Aemond can arrive.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024
  • Only this time, instead of sneering insolence, Matt Smith’s Daemon was near tears as the king ripped into his brother.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 21 July 2024
Definition of insolence
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