audaciousness

noun

Definition of audaciousnessnext
as in gall
shameless boldness she had the audaciousness to complain when I refused to do her job as well as my own

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  1. gall
  2. nerve
  3. arrogance
  4. audacity
  5. chutzpah
  6. effrontery
  7. confidence
  8. temerity
Noun
  • Chris Rock got a hand (and a gall bladder) from one of his old Saturday Night Live castmates this week.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Dec. 2024
  • And Big Government had the gall to charge me $35 to get in?
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of gall
Noun
  • If a nerve is affected, leg numbness or weakness may also occur.6 Spondylolisthesis Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward over the one below it, potentially leading to nerve compression.
    Sarah Jividen, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Fuentes's election night video, however, struck a nerve among leftists, who ended up leaking his home address online.
    Peter Aitken, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of nerve
Noun
  • Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • The audacity of the finale comes from writer Noah Hawley and director Thomas Bezucha’s willingness to just let the last scene play out with consummate patience over nearly 20 minutes of building suspense, humor and philosophical intrigue.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Head has essentially fronted up in the two latest ICC tournaments with incredible audacity to keep India’s trophy cabinet bare until June’s World T20 final thriller against South Africa finally gave Rohit some respite from the bridesmaids tag.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of audacity
Noun
  • Cher guides the reader through the first half of her inimitable life and career with chutzpah.
    Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Mark Goldstein, Boca Raton Beyond chutzpah Some of former President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on some subjects are chutzpadik beyond belief.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of chutzpah
Noun
  • Ani is one of HQ’s best girls, and Madison plays her with a bawdy effrontery and a disarming grin that seems to widen by a mile under neon lights.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Wu, notably, is framed as the instigator in the relationship; Cheung has a few priceless reaction shots, as Lam can’t believe—or, ultimately, resist—his student’s seductive effrontery.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Definition of effrontery
Noun
  • Makeup, initially applied judiciously, becomes a heavily layered shellac, an attempt to gain confidence through cosmetics.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Economic confidence hangs in the balance as constitutional judges weigh how to rule on Yoon’s fate over the next 180 days.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of confidence
Noun
  • The simple truth is that the DOJ is always on the warpath against businesses possessing the temerity to not just meet the needs of consumers, but lead them.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Times was especially agitated that the boys’ fathers had had the temerity to go to federal court over this.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of temerity
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