temerity

te·mer·i·ty

T0096700 (tə-mĕr′ĭ-tē)n. Excessive boldness or rashness; foolhardiness or recklessness.

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[Middle English temerite, from Old French, from Latin temeritās, from temere, rashly.]

temerity

(tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ) nrashness or boldness[C15: from Latin temeritās rashness, from temere rashly] temerarious adj

te•mer•i•ty

(təˈmɛr ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. reckless boldness. 2. an instance of this. [1400–50; late Middle English temeryte < Latin temeritās=temer(e) rashly + -itās -ity]

Thesaurus

Noun

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temerity - fearless daring audaciousness, audacityboldness, hardihood, hardiness, daring - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"

temerity

noun audacity, nerve (informal), cheek, gall (informal), front, assurance, pluck, boldness, recklessness, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), impudence, effrontery, impulsiveness, rashness, brass neck (Brit. informal), foolhardiness, sassiness (U.S. informal), forwardness, heedlessness patients who have the temerity to challenge their doctor

temerity

nounFoolhardy boldness or disregard of danger:brashness, foolhardiness, incautiousness, rashness, recklessness, temerariousness.

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