temerity

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rashness heedlessness front face nerve brass sauce courage gut daring assurance bravery defiance arrogance cheek
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Antonyms

reserve care caution humility hesitation cowardice
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Hypernyms

daring boldness hardiness hardihood

Related terms

rare obsolete archaic temerarious intemerate temeration

Phrases with the word

have the temerity

Examples

Temerity is not always successful. Livy

Don't accuse anyone with the temerity to question your sad supernatural fantasies of having a 'closed mind' or being 'blind to possibilities'. A closed mind asks no questions, unthinkingly accepting that which it wants to believe. The blindness is all yours." Charlie Brooker

We were fortunate to have the Russians as our childhood enemies. We practiced hiding under our desks in case they had the temerity to drop a nuclear weapon. Kary Mullis

SJWs can't forgive Shakespeare for having the temerity to be white and male. Richard Dawkins

There are 40,000,000 men under arms in the world today, and our statesmen and diplomats have the temerity to say that war is not in the making. Hell's bells! Are these 40,000,000 men being trained to be dancers? Smedley Butler

I imagined in everybody I passed there was some story that they carried with them that would break your heart. So how could you have the temerity to approach that person and say, here's what's wrong with you? Barry Lopez

Close letter words and terms

temerary temeration temeritous temerous temerously temescal