noun
Meaning 1
The characteristic of being hasty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: haste
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hastiness
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noun
Meaning 2
hasty impulsiveness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: impulsiveness
noun
Meaning 3
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he soon regretted his haste
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: haste, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speed, swiftness, fastness
Narrower terms: abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness
History
Etymology
From Middle English hastynes; equivalent to hasty + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: اِسْتِعْجَال (istiʕjāl) — characteristic of being hasty
- Bulgarian: прибързаност (pribǎrzanost) — characteristic of being hasty
- Bulgarian: припряност (priprjanost) — characteristic of being hasty
- Finnish: kiireisyys — characteristic of being hasty
- Spanish: desprevención — characteristic of being hasty
- Spanish: imprevisión — characteristic of being hasty
- Turkish: acelecilik — characteristic of being hasty