Usually means: Reckless boldness; disregard for danger.
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  1. temerity: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. temerity: Merriam-Webster
  3. temerity: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. temerity: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. Temerity, temerity: Wordnik
  8. temerity: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. temerity: Wiktionary
  10. temerity: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. temerity: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. temerity: Infoplease Dictionary
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  14. temerity: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Temerity: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Temerity: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. temerity: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. temerity: Rhymezone
  19. temerity: Grandiloquent Dictionary
  20. Temerity: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. temerity: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. temerity: FreeDictionary.org
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Definitions from Wiktionary (temerity)

▸ noun:  (uncountable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.
▸ noun:  (countable) An act or case of reckless boldness.
▸ noun:  (uncountable) Effrontery; impudence.

Similar:
audacity, audaciousness, daredevilry, effrontery, hardihood, daredevilism, boldness, assurance, daring, face, more...

Opposite:
timidity, timorousness, fearfulness

Types:
daring, audacity, boldness, fearlessness, courage, more...

Adjectives:
own, such, great, much, considerable, unpardonable, reckless, utmost, successful, sufficient, very

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Similar:
audacity, audaciousness, daredevilry, effrontery, hardihood, daredevilism, boldness, assurance, daring, face, more...

Opposite:
timidity, timorousness, fearfulness

Types:
daring, audacity, boldness, fearlessness, courage, more...

Adjectives:
own, such, great, much, considerable, unpardonable, reckless, utmost, successful, sufficient, very

Colors:
    crimson,     scarlet,     vermilion,     ruby,     burgundy, more...



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