"temerity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tɪˈmɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /təˈmɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /təˈmɛɹ.ə.ti/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-temerity.ogg Forms: temerities [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹəti Etymology: From Middle English temerite, temeryte, from Old French temerité, from Latin temeritās (“chance, accident, rashness”), from temerē (“by chance, casually, rashly”). By surface analysis, temer(arious) + -ity. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*temH-}}, {{inh|en|enm|temerite}} Middle English temerite, {{der|en|fro|temerité}} Old French temerité, {{der|en|la|temeritās|t=chance, accident, rashness}} Latin temeritās (“chance, accident, rashness”), {{surf|en|temerarious|-ity|alt1=temer(arious)}} By surface analysis, temer(arious) + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} temerity (countable and uncountable, plural temerities)
  1. (uncountable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: audacity, foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness Translations (reckless boldness): تَهَوُّر (tahawwur) [masculine] (Arabic), безразсъдна смелост (bezrazsǎdna smelost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), дързост (dǎrzost) (Bulgarian), temeritat [feminine] (Catalan), troufalost [feminine] (Czech), opovážlivost [feminine] (Czech), smělost [feminine] (Czech), onbezonnenheid (Dutch), roekeloosheid (Dutch), tyhmänrohkeus (Finnish), témérité [feminine] (French), Kühnheit [feminine] (German), Unbesonnenheit [feminine] (German), Verwegenheit [feminine] (German), दुस्साहस (dussāhas) (Hindi), andánacht (Irish), temerità [feminine] (Italian), temeritās [feminine] (Latin), matauaua (Maori), temeridade [feminine] (Portuguese), temeritate [feminine] (Romanian), де́рзость (dérzostʹ) [neuter] (Russian), безрассу́дство (bezrassúdstvo) [neuter] (Russian), опроме́тчивость (oprométčivostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), drzovitost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), drskost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), temeridad [feminine] (Spanish), dumdristighet (Swedish), нерозважливість (nerozvažlyvistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), нерозсудливість (nerozsudlyvistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), безрозсудна сміливість (bezrozsudna smilyvistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), зухвалість (zuxvalistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-temerity-en-noun-DRFXrtdN Disambiguation of 'reckless boldness': 57 32 11
  2. (countable) An act or case of reckless boldness. Tags: countable
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  3. (uncountable) Effrontery; impudence. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: brashness, cheek, gall, chutzpah Translations (impudence): drzost [feminine] (Czech), opovážlivost [feminine] (Czech), nestydatost [feminine] (Czech), Unverschämtheit [feminine] (German), Frechheit [feminine] (German), Unverfrorenheit [feminine] (German), Dreistigkeit [feminine] (German), Stirn [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-temerity-en-noun-f2UM9iWY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 1 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 31 3 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 3 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 2 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 1 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 5 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 5 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 3 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 5 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 2 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 3 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 31 4 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 34 5 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 2 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 28 2 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 32 5 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 5 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 2 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 32 5 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 3 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 5 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of 'impudence': 15 3 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: temeritous Related terms: temerarious, intemerate [rare], temerary [archaic, rare], temeration [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Elizabeth trotted through the open door in the dusk, but becoming alarmed at her own temerity, she went quickly out again by another which stood open in the lofty wall of the back court.",
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      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "word": "تَهَوُّر"
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "word": "roekeloosheid"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "word": "tyhmänrohkeus"
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "word": "Kühnheit"
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Unbesonnenheit"
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Verwegenheit"
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      "roman": "dussāhas",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "word": "दुस्साहस"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "word": "andánacht"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "temerità"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "temeritās"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "word": "matauaua"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "temeridade"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "word": "temeritate"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "dérzostʹ",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "word": "де́рзость"
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "word": "безрассу́дство"
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      "roman": "oprométčivostʹ",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "word": "опроме́тчивость"
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      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "dumdristighet"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nerozvažlyvistʹ",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нерозважливість"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "nerozsudlyvistʹ",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "нерозсудливість"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "bezrozsudna smilyvistʹ",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "безрозсудна сміливість"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "zuxvalistʹ",
      "sense": "reckless boldness",
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      "word": "зухвалість"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "impudence",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "nestydatost"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "impudence",
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      "word": "Unverschämtheit"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Unverfrorenheit"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "impudence",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Stirn"
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