temerity

  • 21temerity — /teuh mer i tee/, n. reckless boldness; rashness. [1400 50; late ME temeryte < L temeritas hap, chance, rashness, equiv. to temer(e) by chance, rashly + itas ITY] Syn. audacity, effrontery, foolhardiness. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 22temerity — Synonyms and related words: assurance, audacity, brashness, brass, brazen boldness, cheek, chutzpah, daring, foolhardiness, gall, hardihood, hardiness, heedlessness, heroics, hubris, impertinence, impetuosity, improvidence, imprudence, impudence …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 23temerity — te·mer·i·ty || tɪ merÉ™tɪ n. boldness; rashness, impetuosity …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 24temerity — [tɪ mɛrɪti] noun excessive confidence or boldness. Origin ME: from L. temeritas, from temere rashly …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 25temerity — n. Recklessness (of disposition), rashness, heedlessness, venturesomeness, hastiness, precipitancy, inconsiderateness, presumption, foolhardiness, precipitation, precipitancy, overconfidence, audacity …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 26temerity — n 1. foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness, incautiousness, carelessness, heedlessness; impetuosity, impetuousness, hot headedness, impulsiveness; imprudence, improvidence, indiscretion, injudiciousness; audacity, boldness, courage, bravery,&#8230; …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 27temerity — te·mer·i·ty …

    English syllables

  • 28temerity — te•mer•i•ty [[t]təˈmɛr ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) reckless boldness 2) an instance of this • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME temeryte &LT; L temeritās=temer(e) rashly + itās ity …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29temerity — A form of extreme boldness …

    Grandiloquent dictionary

  • 30temerity —   n. boldness.    ♦ temerarious a …

    Dictionary of difficult words

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