Audacity vs Adventurous - What's the difference?
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Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
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Fearlessness, intrepid daring.
Inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.
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As a noun audacity
is insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.As an adjective adventurous is
inclined to adventure; willing to incur risks; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring.audacity
English
Noun
(audacities)- The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
- Somebody never pays his loans, yet he has the audacity to ask the bank for money.
Synonyms
* (insolent boldness) audaciousness, outdaciousness, temerityExternal links
* * *adventurous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Nick Miroff
Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […], passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.}}