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Audacity Pronunciation
Audacity is pronounced ah-DA-suh-tee, IPA /ɑˈdæsəti/.
ah-DA-suh-tee
US /ɑˈdæsəti/ · UK /ɔːˈdæsɪti/
Syllables: ah · DA · suh · tee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Bold nerve, admirable or outrageous depending on who is describing it.
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Audacity in a Sentence
- He had the audacity to ask for a refund.
- The plan's audacity was the only thing in its favour.
- She answered with real audacity.
Common Mispronunciations of Audacity
Not AW-duh-si-tee
Land the punch on DA, the second syllable. The adjective audacious keeps the beat there as well.
Not ah-DAY-suh-tee
The stressed vowel is a short a, the one in cat. Lengthening it to ay is the commonest slip with this word.
Tip: Four syllables, ah-DA-suh-tee. The au at the front is the aw of law.
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