témérité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin temeritās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.me.ʁi.te/

Noun

témérité f (plural témérités)

1. recklessness, boldness, temerity

   Synonyms: intrépidité, hardiesse, bravoure, courage

Related terms

• téméraire

Further reading

• “témérité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.