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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rashness \Rash"ness\, noun The quality or state of being rash.
We offend . . . by rashness, which is an affirming or denying, before we have sufficiently informed ourselves. --South.
Syn: Temerity; foolhardiness; precipitancy; precipitation; hastiness; indiscretion; heedlessness; inconsideration; carelessness. See {Temerity}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rashness
noun
1: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence [syn: {heedlessness}, {mindlessness}]
2: the trait of giving little thought to danger [syn: {recklessness}, {foolhardiness}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "rashness": abruptness, alacrity, expeditiousness, feverishness, furiousness, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, impatience, impetuosity, impetuousness, impulsiveness, overhastiness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, precipitousness, promptness, quickness, recklessness, speed, suddenness, swiftness
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