Definitions for temerity
təˈmɛr ɪ titemer·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. audacity, audaciousness, temeritynoun

   fearless daring

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. temeritynoun

   Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.

2. temeritynoun

   An act or case of reckless boldness.

3. temeritynoun

   Effrontery; impudence.

4. Etymology: From temeritas, from temere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Temeritynoun

   Rashness; unreasonable contempt of danger.

   Etymology: temeritas, Latin.

   The figures are bold even to temerity. Abraham Cowley.

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1. Temerity

   Temerity is a section of steep, gladed skiing terrain at Aspen Highlands, one of the four mountains owned and operated by the Aspen Skiing Company in Aspen, Colorado. "Boldness, to the point of being foolish," Temerity is designated as double-diamond experts-only terrain. Skiers and snowboarders should be practiced in tree skiing and aware of the dangers involved, and comfortable on experts-only mogul skiing runs such as Steeplechase before attempting.

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1. temerity

   Temerity is a quality of being excessively bold, confident or even reckless to the point of disregarding possible risks, hazards, or consequences. It often involves being unafraid in circumstances where most people would feel fear or hesitation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Temeritynoun

   unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Temerity

   te-mėr′i-ti, n. rashness: unreasonable contempt for danger.—adj. Temerā′rious (obs.), rash, reckless.—adv. Temerā′riously.—adj. Tem′erous, rash.—adv. Tem′erously. [Fr. témérité—L. temeritas—temere, by chance, rashly.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of temerity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of temerity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of temerity in a Sentence

1. Ron DeSantis:

   Now, what the AP did by trying to create a false narrative is some people may believe the narrative and then think that this is not a viable treatment for them so if they're infected, they will not go seek a monoclonal antibody and that will ultimately increase their risk of hospitalization, so the AP knew what they were doing, they wanted to do a political hit on me and the fallout from that is that there will likely be people who decline life-saving treatment. And then they have the temerity to act like they were the victim when they got called out on their hit piece.

2. Fox News:

   This effort to publicly smear a media organization just for having the temerity to cover and comment on allegations being pressed by the sitting President of the United States should be now recognized for what it is: a blatant violation of the First Amendment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=temerity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Temerity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=temerity
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temerity
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temerity
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=temerity