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impulsiveness

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im·pul·sive  (m-plsv)
adj.
1. Inclined to act on impulse rather than thought.
2. Motivated by or resulting from impulse: such impulsive acts as hugging strangers; impulsive generosity. See Synonyms at spontaneous.
3. Having force or power to impel or incite; forceful.
4. Physics Acting within brief time intervals. Used especially of a force.
im·pulsive·ly adv.
im·pulsive·ness, impul·sivi·ty n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.impulsiveness - the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness - the trait of not thinking carefully before acting
impetuosity, impetuousness - rash impulsiveness
hastiness - hasty impulsiveness
Translations
impulsiveness [ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] impulsivity [ɪmpʌlˈsɪvɪtɪ] (US) N → impulsividad f, carácter m impulsivo
impulsiveness [ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] n → impulsivité f
impulsiveness
n → Impulsivität f; (= spontaneity) → Spontaneität f
impulsiveness [ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] n → impulsività
impulsiveness [ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] n → impulsività


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I was ashamed to harass him thus, but he had not a sufficiency of the little things, and besides my impulsiveness had plunged me into a deuce of a mess, so I went on distastefully.
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Though he is over forty now, he meets new people and new enterprises with the impulsiveness by which his boyhood friends remember him.
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Anna Pavlovna Scherer on the contrary, despite her forty years, overflowed with animation and impulsiveness.
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