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TEMERITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)