temerity
Meaning
- (uncountable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.
- (countable) An act or case of reckless boldness.
- (uncountable) Effrontery; impudence.
Synonyms
spunk
Translations
témérité
temeridad
Kühnheit
audacia
audacia
audácia
roekeloosheidPronounced as (IPA)
/tɪˈmɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English temerite, temeryte, from Old French temerité, from Latin temeritās (“chance, accident, rashness”), from temere (“by chance, casually, rashly”). By surface analysis, temer(arious) + -ity.
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