Impetuosity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impetuosity \Im*pet`u*os"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. imp['e]tuosit['e].]
     1. The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury;
        violence.
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     2. Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper. --Shak.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  impetuosity
       n : rash impulsiveness [syn: {impetuousness}]