Audacious

🔊 aw-DAY-shus  ·  adjective

Audacious describes a boldness with real swagger — the nerve it takes to pitch the wild idea, wear the outfit nobody else would dare, or take the risk everyone told you not to take. It's not recklessness for its own sake; it's confidence with something extra attached. Depending on who's saying it, "audacious" can be pure admiration (what guts!) or a raised eyebrow (a little much, don't you think?) — but either way, it always means someone dared to go big.