impetuosityn.

/ɪmˌpɛtjuːˈɒsɪti/

Etymology: < French impétuosité (13th cent. in Godefroy Compl.), < Latin impetuōsitās , < impetuōsus : see impetuous adj. and -ity suffix.

The quality or character of being impetuous; sudden or violent energy of movement, action, etc.; vehemence:

a. of physical things or actions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > sudden or rapid

random?c1335

impetuousnessc1425

farda1522

impetuosity1585

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. xi. 46 The wynde and the rayne tooke us agayne wyth suche a furour and impetuosite.

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 106 The tide runs..with such fury and impetuosity, as it were mountains rolled up in water.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 289 We entred the Town with so great Fury and Impetuosity, that the besieged begged Quarter.

1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 244 They came down from the heights with the greatest impetuosity, and began their attack on the royal artillery.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 536 Flames..issued forth with great impetuosity.

1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. xlix. 183 Their left wing was almost immediately broken by the impetuosity of his charge.

b. of feelings, temper, disposition, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > specifically of personal feelings or actions

ragea1393

violencea1393

vehemence1445

vehemency1534

vehementness1561

impetuosity1639

rankness1640

impetuousness1656

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [noun]

impetuousnessc1425

wrath1490

impetuosity1639

fougue1660

hot-headedness1673

unevenness1706

impulsiveness1863

1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 12 Being not able any longer to beare the impetuosity of his appetites.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. v. 256 You know the Impetuosity of my Brother's Temper.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton viii This amiable self-discipline struggling with her ordinary frank impetuosity.

c. with plural. An instance of this quality; an impetuous movement, action, or feeling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > instance of

surge1520

forage1598

impetuosity1632

paroxysm1650

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [noun] > instance of

impetuosity1632

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > specifically of personal feelings or actions > instance of

rese?a1400

impetuosity1744

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 178 Indangered by violent and extreame impetuosities of raine.

1744 J. Harris Three Treat. iii. i. 171 The Impulses of Appetite, the Impetuosities of Resentment..may tempt us.

1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat IV. 253 Genevieve, with all her impetuosities, has, we confess, always been a favourite with us.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	impetuosity
释义	impetuosityn. /ɪmˌpɛtjuːˈɒsɪti/ Etymology: < French impétuosité (13th cent. in Godefroy Compl.), < Latin impetuōsitās , < impetuōsus : see impetuous adj. and -ity suffix. The quality or character of being impetuous; sudden or violent energy of movement, action, etc.; vehemence: a. of physical things or actions. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > sudden or rapid random?c1335 impetuousnessc1425 farda1522 impetuosity1585 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. xi. 46 The wynde and the rayne tooke us agayne wyth suche a furour and impetuosite. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 106 The tide runs..with such fury and impetuosity, as it were mountains rolled up in water. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 289 We entred the Town with so great Fury and Impetuosity, that the besieged begged Quarter. 1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 244 They came down from the heights with the greatest impetuosity, and began their attack on the royal artillery. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 536 Flames..issued forth with great impetuosity. 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. xlix. 183 Their left wing was almost immediately broken by the impetuosity of his charge. b. of feelings, temper, disposition, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > specifically of personal feelings or actions ragea1393 violencea1393 vehemence1445 vehemency1534 vehementness1561 impetuosity1639 rankness1640 impetuousness1656 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [noun] impetuousnessc1425 wrath1490 impetuosity1639 fougue1660 hot-headedness1673 unevenness1706 impulsiveness1863 1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 12 Being not able any longer to beare the impetuosity of his appetites. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. v. 256 You know the Impetuosity of my Brother's Temper. View more context for this quotation 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton viii This amiable self-discipline struggling with her ordinary frank impetuosity. c. with plural. An instance of this quality; an impetuous movement, action, or feeling. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > instance of surge1520 forage1598 impetuosity1632 paroxysm1650 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [noun] > instance of impetuosity1632 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > specifically of personal feelings or actions > instance of rese?a1400 impetuosity1744 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 178 Indangered by violent and extreame impetuosities of raine. 1744 J. Harris Three Treat. iii. i. 171 The Impulses of Appetite, the Impetuosities of Resentment..may tempt us. 1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat IV. 253 Genevieve, with all her impetuosities, has, we confess, always been a favourite with us. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1585
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