Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inaudacious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-au-da-cious
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking in audacity; not audacious.

Example Sentences

  • "It was an inaudacious start."

Etymology

From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

Inflected Forms

more inaudacious (comparative) most inaudacious (superlative)

Questions

What does inaudacious mean?
Lacking in audacity; not audacious.
Where does inaudacious come from?
From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

How to pronounce inaudacious

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