temerity

te·mer·i·ty  (t-mr-t)

n.

Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.

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[Middle English temerite, from Old French, from Latin temerits, from temere, rashly.]

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temerity [tim-merr-it-tee]

Noun

boldness or audacity [Latin temere at random]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

temerity - fearless daring audaciousness, audacity boldness, hardihood, hardiness, daring - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"

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temerity

noun audacity, nerve (informal) cheek, gall (informal) front, assurance, pluck, boldness, recklessness, chutzpah U.S., Canad. (informal) impudence, effrontery, impulsiveness, rashness, brass neck Brit. (informal) foolhardiness, sassiness U.S. (informal) forwardness, heedlessness

Translations

temerity [təˈmɛrɪtɪ] n → temeridad f

temerity [təˈmɛrɪtɪ] n → témérité f

temerity [təˈmɛrɪtɪ] n → Unverschämtheit f

temerity [təˈmɛrɪtɪ] n → temerarietà