impulsivityn.
/ɪmpʌlˈsɪvɪti/ The character of being impulsive or acting on impulse, without reflection or forethought; impulsiveness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unplanned quality or action
impulsion1532
autoschediastic1641
impulsiveness1659
extemporariness1671
impulse1763
extemporaneousness1764
unpremeditatedness1769
undesignednessa1774
unpremeditation1807
undeliberateness1817
spontaneity1826
improvisation1833
fortuity1860
impulsivity1891
1891 C. Lombroso Man of Genius 348 The psychology peculiar to the epileptic—impulsivity, double personality, childishness.
1902 A. F. Chamberlain in Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 419 In the execution of many of those acts denominated crimes the offender exhibits the phenomenon of a brief period of violent activity, extreme impulsivity.
1925 Public Opinion 24 Apr. 391/2 A man of exceptional ability and yet of a febrile impulsivity.
1969 D. A. Winn in Caplan & Lebovici Adolescence 256 Impulsivity was prominently a part of the suicidal behavior of most of the 60 adolescents in this study.
1971 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. Oct. 273 This relationship would seem to indicate an underlying impulsivity as being a modest contributor.
Derivatives
imˈpulsivist n. one who acts on impulse.
ΚΠ
1895 tr. M. Nordau's Degeneration 120 Moral insanity, however, is not present in Verlaine. He sins through irresistible impulse. He is an Impulsivist.
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