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IMPETUOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does impetuousness mean?
• IMPETUOUSNESS (noun)
The noun IMPETUOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. rash impulsiveness
Familiarity information: IMPETUOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rash impulsiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
impetuosity; impetuousness
Hypernyms ("impetuousness" is a kind of...):
impulsiveness (the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection)
Derivation:
impetuous (characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation)
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