noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being foolhardy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
foolhardiness
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US: /ˈfulˌhɑɹ.di.nəs/
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noun
Meaning 2
the trait of giving little thought to danger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recklessness, rashness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness
Narrower terms: adventurism, brashness, desperation
History
Etymology
From Middle English foolhardynesse; equivalent to foolhardy + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 匹夫之勇 (pǐfūzhīyǒng) — quality of being foolhardy
- Finnish: rämäpäisyys — quality of being foolhardy
- Finnish: huimapäisyys — quality of being foolhardy
- German: Tollkühnheit — quality of being foolhardy
- Irish: ainbheocht — quality of being foolhardy
- Irish: meargántacht — quality of being foolhardy
- Polish: wariactwo — quality of being foolhardy
- Polish: ryzykowność — quality of being foolhardy
- Romanian: nesăbuire — quality of being foolhardy
- Romanian: nesăbuință — quality of being foolhardy
- Turkish: çılgınlık — quality of being foolhardy
- Volapük: lukün — quality of being foolhardy