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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTemerity
/təˈmer.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
"He had the temerity to call me a liar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'temeritas', meaning 'blindness, rashness, or accidentalness', originating from 'temere', meaning 'by chance' or 'rashly'. Over centuries in Middle French and English, it evolved to designate excessive boldness or brazen confidence that disregards danger or propriety.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Temerity" is said worldwide
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témérité
Transliteration: temerite
"Il a eu la témérité de contester ma décision."
Kühnheit
Transliteration: Kuehnheit
"Er hatte die Kühnheit, solche Forderungen zu stellen."
temerarietà
Transliteration: temerarieta
"Non posso credere che abbia avuto tanta temerarietà."
temeridad
Transliteration: temeridad
"Tuvieron la temeridad de entrar en la cueva oscura."
temeridade
Transliteration: temeridade
"Ele teve a temeridade de questionar o chefe."
धृष्टता
Transliteration: dhrishtata
"उसमें मुझसे बहस करने की धृष्टता थी।"
鲁莽
Transliteration: lǔmǎng
"他怎么敢有这样的鲁莽举动。"
무모함
Transliteration: mumoham
"그는 감히 그런 무모함을 보였다."
蛮勇
Transliteration: banyuu
"彼には上司に逆らうような蛮勇があった。"
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