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impulsivity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impulsiveness

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English impulsive Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English impulsivity From impulsive + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: impulsivitat — impulsivity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 衝動 /冲动 (chōngdòng) — impulsivity
  • Danish: impulsivitet — impulsivity
  • Dutch: impulsiviteit — impulsivity
  • Esperanto: impulseco — impulsivity
  • Finnish: impulsiivisuus — impulsivity
  • French: impulsivité — impulsivity
  • Galician: impulsividade — impulsivity
  • German: Impulsivität — impulsivity
  • German: impulsives Wesen — impulsivity
  • Ido: impulseso — impulsivity
  • Indonesian: impulsivitas — impulsivity
  • Irish: ríogacht — impulsivity
  • Italian: impulsività — impulsivity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: impulsivitet — impulsivity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: impulsivitet — impulsivity
  • Polish: impulsywność — impulsivity
  • Polish: porywczość — impulsivity
  • Portuguese: impulsividade — impulsivity
  • Romanian: impulsivitate — impulsivity
  • Spanish: impulsividad — impulsivity
  • Swedish: impulsivitet — impulsivity
  • Turkish: dürtüsellik — impulsivity