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temerariousness

temerariousness noun: the quality of being temerarious.

Noun

temerariousness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being temerarious.
    • […] in whose works individual preference and predilection seem to have a swing whose very freedom and irresponsible audacity extort admiration — compared with the confident temerariousness of what is known as modernity their most noteworth characteristics.1912, William Crary Brownell, French Art, Classic and Contemporary, Painting and Sculpture, page 55

Origin of temerariousness

From temerarious + -ness.

Questions about temerariousness

What does temerariousness mean?
Temerariousness means the quality of being temerarious.
What part of speech is temerariousness?
Temerariousness is a noun.

Words near temerariousness in the dictionary

  1. temenoi
  2. temenos
  3. temephos
  4. temerarious
  5. temerariously
  6. temerariousness
  7. temerary
  8. temeration
  9. temerities
  10. temeritous
  11. temerity

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