Definition of temerity Temerity

/tʌmɛˈɹʌti/ - [tumerutee] - te•mer•i•ty

We found 9 definitions of temerity from 6 different sources.

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What does temerity mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
temerity - fearless daring
  audacity, audaciousness
  hardihood, daring, hardiness, boldness the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • temerity (n.)
    Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • temerity
    Fearless daring.
  • temerity
    The quality of not showing due respect.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • temerity
    te-mėr′i-ti, n. rashness: unreasonable contempt for danger.—adj. Temerā′rious (obs.), rash, reckless.—adv. Temerā′riously.—adj. Tem′erous, rash.—adv. Tem′erously. [Fr. témérité—L. temeritas—temere, by chance, rashly.]

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