impulsiveness

[ im-puhl-siv-nis ]

noun

Origin of impulsiveness

First recorded in 1655–65; impulsive + -ness

Compared to kids who got the placebo, those who took omega-3 pills showed improved attention and ability to control their hyperactive, impulsive behavior.
Warning! Junk foods can harm a teen’s brain | Sharon Oosthoek | November 19, 2020 | Science News For Students
Those two words from the movie Swingers have come to represent American impulsiveness in all its glory.
Meghan McCain: Let John McCain Go to Las Vegas | Meghan McCain | March 15, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Besides the irritability, impulsiveness is an equally characteristic feature.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
She gave it with a heartrending impulsiveness throwing back her head suddenly and leaning her bosom on mine.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver Onions
Without impulsiveness, his warm and tender sympathies imparted to him an unusual power and influence over other men.
The Makers of Canada: Champlain | N. E. Dionne

She drew back instantly, and I hastened to repair the blunder my impulsiveness had made.
The Wasted Generation | Owen Johnson
His impulsiveness keeps him from elaborating his sketches into long novels, such as Spektor and Dienesohn have produced.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century | Leo Wiener

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