Temerity

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.
  • n. An act or case of reckless boldness.
  • n. Effrontery; impudence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Extreme venturesomeness; rashness; recklessness.
  • n. Synonyms Rashness, Temerity (see rashness); venturesomeness, presumption, foolhardiness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. fearless daring
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    daring    hardiness    hardihood    boldness   
    Cross Reference
    rash   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Solidarity    Verity    barbarity    celerity    clarity    dexterity    disparity    familiarity    hilarity    irregularity   
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