English → Latin
“boldness” in Latin
audeōto dare, venture, risk; to be eager for battleaudāxbold, audacious, daring; presumptuousfīdōto trust, put confidence in; to rely uponcōnfīdō(+ Dative of the person and e + ablative of the thing or in/de + ablative) to be confident or assured of, confide in, beimpudēnsshameless, without shame, arrogant, impudent; not ashamed of immoral behaviorferreusiron, made of iron; like or pertaining to iron; hard, cruelprocācitāsboldness, shamelessness, impudenceprotervitāspertness, sauciness, boldness, impudencelascīviawantonness, jollitytemeritāshap, chance, accident; rashness, thoughtlessness, temerity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
boldness
audentia, audacia, animus audax; fidentia, confidentia; impudentia; os durum, ferreum: procacitas: protervitas: lascivia [SYN. in BOLD]. Rash boldness, temeritas. Boldness of speech, libertas. Too great boldness, licentia. To have the boldness to, etc., audere (with infinitive): sumere hoc sibi, ut, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for boldness?
- The usual Latin words for “boldness” are audeō, audāx, fīdō; also cōnfīdō, impudēns, ferreus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.