TEMERITY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fearless daring

Synonyms:

audaciousness; audacity; temerity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("temerity" is a kind of...):

boldness; daring; hardihood; hardiness (the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger)

Derivation:

temerarious (presumptuously daring)

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