Rashness

3 definitions found

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

  Rashness \Rash"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being rash.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           We offend . . . by rashness, which is an affirming or
           denying, before we have sufficiently informed


           ourselves.                               --South.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Temerity; foolhardiness; precipitancy; precipitation;
          hastiness; indiscretion; heedlessness; inconsideration;
          carelessness. See {Temerity}.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rashness
       n 1: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence [syn: {heedlessness},
             {mindlessness}]
       2: the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: {recklessness},
           {foolhardiness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "rashness":
     abruptness, alacrity, expeditiousness, feverishness, furiousness,
     haste, hastiness, hurriedness, impatience, impetuosity,
     impetuousness, impulsiveness, overhastiness, precipitance,
     precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, precipitousness,
     promptness, quickness, recklessness, speed, suddenness,
     swiftness