different between audacity vs flippancy

English

Etymology

From late Middle English audacite, from Medieval Latin audacitas, from Latin audax (“bold”), from aude? (“I am bold, I dare”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ô-d??s?ti, IPA^(key): /???dæs?ti/
• (US) enPR: ô-d??s?ti, IPA^(key): /??dæs?ti/

Noun

audacity (countable and uncountable, plural audacities)

1. Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.

   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.
2. Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

Synonyms

• (insolent boldness): audaciousness, outdaciousness, temerity

Related terms

• audacious

Translations

Further reading

• audacity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• audacity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• audacity at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

flippant +? -cy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fl?.p?n.si/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fl?.p?n.si/, /?fl?.p?nt.si/

Noun

flippancy (countable and uncountable, plural flippancies)

1. A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.

Related terms

• flippant

Translations