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temerity (noun)

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  • temerity — ► NOUN ▪ excessive confidence or boldness. ORIGIN Latin temeritas, from temere rashly …   English terms dictionary

  • temerity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English temeryte, from Latin temeritas, from temere blindly, recklessly; akin to Old High German demar darkness, Latin tenebrae, Sanskrit tamas Date: 15th century 1. unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • temerity — noun I doubt they ll have the temerity to print these accusations Syn: audacity, nerve, effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, gall, presumption; daring; informal face, front, neck, chutzpah •• temerity, audacity, effrontery, foolhardiness,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • temerity — noun /tɪˈmɛrəti,tɛˈmɛrəti,təˈmɛrəti/ a) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery. Neyther the spightfull temerity and rashnes of variable fortune, nor the envious hart burning and in iurious hatred of mine enemies shold be able once to damnify me. b)… …   Wiktionary

  • temerity — noun (U) formal unreasonable confidence that is likely to offend someone: have the temerity to do sth: I was amazed that you had the temerity to ask the question …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • temerity — I noun audacity, boldness, carelessness, daring, effrontery, fool hardiness, foolishness, gall, hastiness, heedlessness, impetuosity, improvidence, imprudence, impudence, incautiousness, inconsiderateness, indiscretion, injudiciousness, nerve,… …   Law dictionary

  • temerity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rashness, boldness, audacity, recklessness, daring, nerve, gall, brass (sl.), cheek (sl.). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. audacity, effrontery, boldness, hardihood, rashness, presumption, overconfidence,… …   English dictionary for students

  • temerity — te|mer|i|ty [ tə merəti ] noun uncount FORMAL the confidence to do or say something, especially when this seems rude or surprising: NERVE: She wondered how she d had the temerity to stand up to him that morning …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • temerity — UK [təˈmerətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] formal the confidence to do or say something, especially when this seems rude or surprising She wondered how she d had the temerity to stand up to him that morning …   English dictionary

  • temerity — /təˈmɛrəti / (say tuh meruhtee) noun reckless boldness; rashness: *The premier attacks everybody who has the temerity to question the way this state is being bullied into submission. –aap news, 2000. {late Middle English temeryte, from Latin… …  

  • temerity — [tɪ mɛrɪti] noun excessive confidence or boldness. Origin ME: from L. temeritas, from temere rashly …   English new terms dictionary

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