TDW: Temerity
Def: (noun) Excessive boldness; rashness; foolhardiness, recklessness.
Etymology: A borrowing from Latin.
Etymon: Latin temeritās.
\ Latin temeritās, ‑tātem, rashness, \ temere (adverb) by chance, blindly: see ‑ity suffix. So French témérité (15th cent. in Godefroy Compl.).
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