impetuosity

noun

Definition of impetuositynext
1
as in capriciousness

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as in impulsiveness

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Recent Examples of impetuosity His sacred vows didn’t stop Kelly from displaying the impetuosity that brands this city’s fans. — Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 14 Apr. 2018 Regardless of whether fate led these men to board the train, Eastwood suggests that what drove them to act when faced with a crisis was their youthful impetuosity. — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 9 Feb. 2018 Not to give too much away, but Alice’s romantic impetuosity in her youth has fateful consequences that only a show as sentimentally over the top as this could happily resolve. — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 23 Oct. 2017 Meeting his current expedition partner, Børge Ousland, required another stroke of youthful impetuosity. — Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2017 Two centuries later, the Greek historian Polybius contrasted Roman discipline, order, and rationality with Celtic impetuosity, chaos, and passion on the battlefield. — Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impetuosity
  1. capriciousness
  2. impulsiveness
  3. caprice
  4. rashness
  5. whimsy
  6. impulsivity
  7. vagary
  8. rapidity
Noun
  • Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of capriciousness
Noun
  • Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
    — Jason Willick, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of impulsiveness
Noun
  • However, the success of these provisions will depend on the caprice of local politics.
    — Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 29 June 2026
  • But statistics fail to convey the humanity of yard sales—the caprice, whimsy, and high spirits, as well as the cunning, weirdness, and heartbreak, that charge and thicken the air when two people agree to perform an off-the-books monetary transaction.
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Definition of caprice
Noun
  • And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Definition of rashness
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  • The country’s tragic 21st-century travails provide much of the fodder for the couple’s drama in director Cyril Aris’ moving film, including whether to stay or emigrate, with touches of magical realism and whimsy providing levity.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
  • Add a juicy hint of whimsy to your next nail look with one of these berry nail designs.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of whimsy
Noun
  • His impulsivity, his immaturity, his lack of curiosity about anything going on around him.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • The behavioral symptoms—like self-harm, impulsivity, and extreme mood swings—tend to improve first, Masland says.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
Definition of impulsivity
Noun
  • Wealth buys choice, leverage, and a cushion for the vagaries of a market economy.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • This is especially true for small businesses, which are particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of California’s most hostile business environment in the nation.
    — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 13 June 2026
Definition of vagary
Noun
  • My line supply decreases with distressing rapidity.
    — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Matthew Arnold, in the 19th century, famously said the qualities of Homer are the plainness, the rapidity, and the nobility.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
Definition of rapidity

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