Temerity Definition

tə-mĕrĭ-tē
noun
Foolish or rash boldness; foolhardiness; recklessness.
Webster's New World

(not countable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.

Wiktionary

(not countable) Effrontery; impudence.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Temerity

Noun

Singular:
temerity
Plural:
temerities

Origin of Temerity

  • Middle English temerite from Old French from Latin temeritās from temere rashly

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin temeritās (“chance, accident, rashness"), from (“by chance, casually, rashly").

    From Wiktionary

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