Temerity

Noun

 * 1)  Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.
 * 2)  An act or case of reckless boldness.
 * 3)  Effrontery; impudence.

Adjectives for Temerity
sheer; insolent; cool; unparalleled; vigorous; heroic; harmless; inward; personal; dissolute; splendid; adventurous; unheard-of; aggressive; masculine; incredible; utmost; reckless; characteristic; amazing;

Thesaurus
assurance, audacity, brashness, brass, brazen boldness, cheek, chutzpah, daring, foolhardiness, gall, hardihood, hardiness, heedlessness, heroics, hubris, impertinence, impetuosity, improvidence, imprudence, impudence, indiscretion, injudiciousness, insolence, intrusiveness, nerve, overboldness, overcarelessness, overconfidence, oversureness, overweeningness, precipitateness, rashness, recklessness, temerariousness, unchariness, unwariness, venturesomeness

Etymology
From temeritas: < temere:.

Synonyms

 * : audacity, foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness
 * : brashness, cheek, gall, chutzpah

Related terms

 * temerarious
 * temerary
 * temerous

Translations

 * Czech: drzost
 * Finnish:
 * French: témérité
 * German: Kühnheit, Unbesonnenheit , Verwegenheit


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