temerariousness

Etymology

From temerarious + -ness.

temerariousness means the quality of being temerarious. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “temerariousness” is a great word

TEMERARIOUSNESS — [Noun] The inherent quality or state of being rashly or recklessly bold, marked by a sustained disregard for danger and consequences. From temerarious (from Latin temerārius, "rash, reckless," from temere, "by chance, rashly") + the English suffix -ness (forming abstract nouns denoting a state or quality). Unlike temerity, which denotes a single, often insolent act of boldness, or audacity, which emphasizes shocking defiance of convention, temerariousness is the chronic, ingrained character of recklessness. It is the climber who scorns the rope on a sheer face, the gambler who stakes a fortune on a whispered rumor, and the general who commits his army to a fog-shrouded pass—a soul's permanent and perilous alliance with chance, forever mistaking the precipice for a path.

noun

The quality of being temerarious.“[…] in whose works individual preference and predilection seem to have a swing whose very freedom and irresponsible audacity extort admiration — compared with the confident temerariousness of what is known as modernity their most noteworth characteristics.”