audax
/ˈɔː.dæks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A non-competitive long-distance (often over 200 km) cycling event.
Example Sentences
- "[…] the self-acknowledged stereotype of the audaxer as a socially awkward middle-aged man, […] carefully avoiding eye contact as a volunteer serves him his cup of tea and plate of baked beans in one of the draughty village halls that typically host audax controls."
- "Probably the best-known aspect of audaxes is the brevet card. This is a small card you must have stamped at various checkpoints, called controls, along the route, to prove you’ve ridden the audax, completed each section within the time limit and not taken the train."
Etymology
From Latin audāx, via Italian.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: audāx, -