"impetuosity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: impetuosities [plural]
Etymology: From English impetuous + -ity, from Middle French impétuosité, from Old French. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|impetuous|ity}} impetuous + -ity, {{uder|en|frm|impétuosité}} Middle French impétuosité, {{uder|en|fro|-}} Old French Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} impetuosity (usually uncountable, plural impetuosities)
  1. The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (The quality of making rash decisions): прибързаност (pribǎrzanost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), импулсивност (impulsivnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), impetuositat [feminine] (Catalan), onstuimigheid [feminine] (Dutch), kiihkeys (Finnish), kiivaus (Finnish), forrófejűség (Hungarian), impetuosità [feminine] (Italian), impetuosidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-impetuosity-en-noun-gRyD44XX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 23 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 51 21 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 55 28 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 9 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 14 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 4 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 12 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 69 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 68 10 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 64 24 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 63 12 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 9 17 Disambiguation of 'The quality of making rash decisions': 81 18 1
  2. The condition or quality of being impetuous, impatient; fury; violence. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-impetuosity-en-noun-zHlrSFa- Categories (other): Anger Disambiguation of Anger: 13 58 29
  3. Vehemence; furiousness of temper. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-impetuosity-en-noun-0Bq~Bzj5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: impetuousness Related terms: impetuous, impetuously, impetuousness

Inflected forms

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