temerity
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
temerity
- (uncountable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.
- Synonyms: audacity, foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness
- 1569, Thomas Pearson, trans., "The Second Paradox," in The booke of Marcus Tullius Cicero entituled Paradoxa Stoicorum, T. Marshe (London),
- Neyther the spightfull temerity and rashnes of variable fortune, nor the envious hart burning and in iurious hatred of mine enemies shold be able once to damnify me.
- (countable) An act or case of reckless boldness.
- 1910, Edith Wharton, "The Blond Beast," Scribner's Magazine, vol. 48 (Sept),
- Draper, dear lad, had the illusion of an "intellectual sympathy" between them.... Draper's temerities would always be of that kind.
- 1910, Edith Wharton, "The Blond Beast," Scribner's Magazine, vol. 48 (Sept),
- (uncountable) Effrontery; impudence.
- Synonyms: brashness, cheek, gall, chutzpah
- intemerate
- temerarious
- temerary
- temerous
- French: témérité
- German: Kühnheit, Unbesonnenheit, Verwegenheit
- Italian: temerità
- Portuguese: temeridade
- Russian: де́рзость
- Spanish: temeridad
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