audacity

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audācĭa, ae, f. [audax], the quality of being audax, boldness, in a good, but oftener in a bad sense (syn.: fortitudo, audentia, animus, virtus).

In a good sense, daring, intrepidity, courage, valor:

audacia in bello,

Sall. C. 9, 3:

audacia pro muro habetur,

id. ib. 58, 17:

frangere audaciam,

Liv. 25, 38, 6:

ipso miraculo audaciae obstupefecit hostes,

id. 2, 10:

nox aliis in audaciam, aliis ad formidinem opportuna,

Tac. A. 4, 51:

unam in audaciā spem salutis (esse),

id. H. 4, 49;

so Just. praef. 2, 9 al.: in audaces non est audacia tuta,

Ov. M. 10. [p. 201] 544:

Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certe Laus erit,

Prop. 3, 1, 5:

sumpsisset cor ejus audaciam,

Vulg. 2 Par. 17, 6 al.—

In a bad sense, daring, audacity, presumption, temerity, insolence, impudence:

O hominis inpudentem audaciam,

Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 13, and Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 72, Phaedr. 3, 5, 9:

conpositis mendaciis Advenisti, audaciai columen,

shamelessness, impudence, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:

Tantāne adfectum quemquam esse hominem audaciā!

Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 84:

audacia non contrarium (fidentiae), sed appositum est ac propinquum et tamen vitium est,

Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 165:

animus paratus ad periculum, si suā cupiditate, non utilitate communi inpellitur, audaciae potius nomen habeat quam fortitudinis,

id. Off. 1, 19, 63:

incredibili importunitate et audaciā,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 30:

audaciā et impudentiā fretus,

id. Fl. 15; so id. Caecin. 1; id. Phil. 10, 5; 13, 13 fin.; id. Clu. 65; id. Inv. 1, 33 al.; Sall. C. 23, 2; 52, 11; 61, 1; id. J. 7, 5; 14, 11 al.; Liv. 28, 22; 44, 6 al.; Tac. A. 11, 26; id. H. 3, 66; 3, 73 al.; Suet. Vesp. 8; Curt. 6, 11; 8, 13; Vulg. Sap. 12, 17 et saep. —In plur. (abstr. for concr.), daring deeds, = audacter facta:

quantas audacias, quam incredibiles furores reperietis,

Cic. Sull. 27 fin.: audacias Cato pluraliter dixit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 27 Müll.; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 89; id. Cat. 2, 5, 10; id. Att. 9, 7:

quam (formam vitae) postea celebrem miseriae temporum et audaciae temporum fecerunt,

Tac. A. 1, 74.—In a milder signif. freedom, boldness:

licentia vel potius audacia,

Cic. Lig. 8:

vitare audaciam in translationibus,

Suet. Gram. 10 fin.

confīdentĭa, ae, f. [confidens].

A firm trust in a thing, confidence (thus very rare): scapularum. Plaut. As. 3, 2, 3.—With acc. and inf.:

confidentia'st inimicos meos me posse perdere,

Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 73.— Absol.:

occidit spes nostra: nusquam stabulum'st confidentiae,

Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 3. —

As a quality or habit, self-confidence, boldness; in a good and bad sense (class.).

In a good sense (cf. fiducia): confidentia omnis orationis, Naev. ap. Non. p. 262, 24; cf.:

duas sibi res, quominus in vulgus et in foro diceret, confidentiam et vocem, defuisse,

Cic. Rep. 3, 30, 42; cf. Non. ib.; Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 2; id. Capt. 4, 2, 25; 4, 2, 32; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 9.—More freq.,

In a bad sense (cf. Cic. Tusc. 3, 7, 14, s. v. confido, P. a., B.), audacity, impudence: atrocem coërce confidentiam, Pac. ap. Non. p. 262, 10; Att. ib. 16:

at confidentiā militia militatur multo magis quam pondere,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 49; Ter. And. 5, 3, 5; id. Eun. 5, 1, 23; Cic. Fl. 4, 10; id. Phil. 2, 40, 104; Quint. 11, 3, 160 (opp. fiducia); id. 12, 5, 2; and metus, * Suet. Calig. 51.

imprŏbĭtas ( inpr-), ātis, f. [improbus], badness, wickedness, depravity, dishonesty, improbity (freq. and class.):

cum te alicujus improbitas perversitasque commoverit,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 13, 38:

amicorum neglectio improbitatem coarguit,

id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Att. 1, 16, 7:

in hac causa improbitatem et gratiam cum inopia et veritate contendere,

id. Quint. 27, 84; id. Brut. 62, 224:

cum me improbitatis patrocinium suscipere vultis,

id. Rep. 3, 5:

judici invisa est,

Quint. 6, 4, 15:

cordis humani,

Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; Ov. A. A. 1, 676:

prodiga corruptoris,

Juv. 10, 305:

illo admirabilis aevo,

i. e. rare, id. 13, 53.—

Transf., of bad, troublesome animals, impudence, boldness, audacity:

simiae Dodoneae,

Cic. Div. 2, 32, 69:

muscae,

Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 28:

alitum semina depascentium,

id. 19, 6, 34, § 116.

imprŏbĭtas ( inpr-), ātis, f. [improbus], badness, wickedness, depravity, dishonesty, improbity (freq. and class.):

cum te alicujus improbitas perversitasque commoverit,

Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 13, 38:

amicorum neglectio improbitatem coarguit,

id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Att. 1, 16, 7:

in hac causa improbitatem et gratiam cum inopia et veritate contendere,

id. Quint. 27, 84; id. Brut. 62, 224:

cum me improbitatis patrocinium suscipere vultis,

id. Rep. 3, 5:

judici invisa est,

Quint. 6, 4, 15:

cordis humani,

Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; Ov. A. A. 1, 676:

prodiga corruptoris,

Juv. 10, 305:

illo admirabilis aevo,

i. e. rare, id. 13, 53.—

Transf., of bad, troublesome animals, impudence, boldness, audacity:

simiae Dodoneae,

Cic. Div. 2, 32, 69:

muscae,

Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 28:

alitum semina depascentium,

id. 19, 6, 34, § 116.

praesumptĭo, ōnis, f. [praesumo].

A taking beforehand, a using or enjoying in advance, anticipation:

rerum, quas assequi cupias, praesumptio ipsa jucunda est,

Plin. Ep. 4, 15, 11:

bonae famae praesumptione perfrui,

id. ib. 9, 3, 1.—

In rhet., a taking up and answering in advance, an anticipation of possible or suspected objections: mire in causis valet praesumptio, quae prolêpsis dicitur, cum id, quod obici potest, occupamus, Quint. 9, 2, 16; 9, 2, 18.—

A representing to one's self beforehand, a conception, supposition, presumption:

multum dare solemus praesumptioni omnium hominum,

Sen. Ep. 117, 5:

cum contra praesumptionem suam annis decem in obsidione tenerentur,

Just. 3, 4:

non levi praesumptione credere,

Dig. 41, 3, 44.—

In partic.

Boldness, confidence, assurance, audacity, presumption (post-class.):

illicitā praesumptione rex ad vicem sacerdotis holocaustum obtulit,

Sulp. Sev. Hist. Sacr. 1, 33:

timor fundamentum salutis, praesumptio impedimentum timoris,

Tert. Cult. Fem. 2:

cassa,

App. Mag. p. 323, 17.—

Stubbornness, obstinacy:

mirā contra plagarum dolores praesumptione munitus,

App. M. 8, p. 214, 31:

obfirmatus summā praesumptione,

id. ib. 10, p. 243, 25.—

Prejudice, Tert. Apol. 49.