impetuosity

[im-pech-oo-os-i-tee]

noun

plural

impetuosities 

1. the quality or condition of being impetuous.

2. an impetuous action.

Word History and Origins

Origin of impetuosity¹

1575–85; < Late Latin impetuōs ( us ) impetuous + -ity

Example Sentences

Bellingham, for all the impetuosity that could - and should - have seen him sent off on Monday, is a generational talent, while Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly has demonstrated he is a natural at this level.

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The Friar is equally alert to the danger inherent in such impetuosity: “They stumble that run fast,” he cautions as the lovers hurtle toward the abyss.

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With her Royal Ballet picks, Osipova seemed to be highlighting the passion and impetuosity of her stage persona.

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There is an electrifying, Beethoven-like impetuosity of development to it, but its intricate lines constantly sing out; the Staatskapelle’s musicians seem almost to be talking to one another, so communicative is their playing.

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Put it down, perhaps, to the impetuosity of inexperience, and also to unawareness of a significant back problem, which Federer later detailed.

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Related Words

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• devotion 
• eagerness 
• emotion 
• energy 
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• fervor 
• frenzy 
• fury 
• intensity 
• interest 
• joy 
• passion 
• spirit 
• warmth 
• zeal