different between indiscretion vs temerity

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Late Latin indiscretio

Noun

indiscretion (countable and uncountable, plural indiscretions)

1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion

   Synonyms: imprudence, rashness

2. An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.
3. A brief sexual liaison.

Translations

References

• indiscretion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• indiscretion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• indirections, indoctrinise

English

Etymology

temer(arious) +? -ity, from Middle English temerite, temeryte, from Old French temerité, from Latin temerit?s (“chance, accident, rashness”), from temer? (“by chance, casually, rashly”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??m???ti/, /t??m???ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t??m???ti/
• Rhymes: -???ti

Noun

temerity (countable and uncountable, plural temerities)

1. (uncountable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.

   Synonyms: audacity, foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness

   • 1569, Thomas Pearson, trans., "The Second Paradox," in The booke of Marcus Tullius Cicero entituled Paradoxa Stoicorum, T. Marshe (London),

     Neyther the spightfull temerity and rashnes of variable fortune, nor the envious hart burning and in iurious hatred of mine enemies shold be able once to damnify me.
2. (countable) An act or case of reckless boldness.
   • 1910, Edith Wharton, "The Blond Beast," Scribner's Magazine, vol. 48 (Sept),

     Draper, dear lad, had the illusion of an "intellectual sympathy" between them.... Draper's temerities would always be of that kind.

3. (uncountable) Effrontery; impudence.

   Synonyms: brashness, cheek, gall, chutzpah

Related terms

• intemerate
• temerarious
• temerary
• temerous

Translations

Further reading

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “temerity”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
• temerity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “temerity” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "temerity" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002)
• "temerity" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
• “temerity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
• temerity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• temerity at OneLook Dictionary Search