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10 Language-to-English DictionariesImpetuosity
/ɪmˌpɛtʃuˈɒsɪti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Quality of acting suddenly and rashly without thinking about the results.
"His youthful impetuosity often led him to make promises he could not keep." - 2
The force or violence of movement or action.
"The impetuosity of the floodwaters swept away the old wooden bridge in seconds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'impetuositas', stemming from the Latin adjective 'impetuosus' meaning 'violent, rapid', based on 'impetus' (an attack, impulse). Entering English in the late 16th century via Middle French 'impétuosité', it retained its core semantic sense of acting violently or rashly without forethought.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Impetuosity" is said worldwide
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impétuosité
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pe.tɥo.zi.te
"L'impétuosité de sa jeunesse l'a poussé à commettre des erreurs."
Ungestümtheit
Transliteration: ˈʊŋɡəˌstʏmtaɪ̯t
"Seine Ungestümtheit führte oft zu unüberlegten Handlungen."
impetuosità
Transliteration: im.pe.twa.ziˈta
"L'impetuosità del suo carattere spaventava i suoi colleghi."
impetuosidad
Transliteration: im.pe.twa.siˈdad
"La impetuosidad del discurso conmovió a la audiencia."
impetuosidade
Transliteration: ĩ.pe.twa.ziˈda.dʒi
"A impetuosidade da juventude às vezes cega para o perigo."
आवेश
Transliteration: aavesh
"उसके आवेश ने उसे बिना सोचे-समझे निर्णय लेने पर मजबूर किया।"
冲动
Transliteration: chōngdòng
"年轻人常有的冲动让他们不計后果。"
성급함
Transliteration: seong-geup-ham
"그의 성급함은 종종 실수를 유발했다."
性急
Transliteration: seikyū
"彼の性急な態度は周囲を不安にさせた。"
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