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Definition of Foolhardiness
1. Noun. The trait of giving little thought to danger.
Generic synonyms: Thoughtlessness, Unthoughtfulness
Specialized synonyms: Adventurism, Brashness, Desperation
Derivative terms: Foolhardy, Rash, Reckless, Reckless
Definition of Foolhardiness
1. n. Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness; recklessness.
Definition of Foolhardiness
1. Noun. The quality of being foolhardy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foolhardiness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Foolhardiness
Literary usage of Foolhardiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow: Being Anecdotes of by Rees Howell Gronow, Joseph Grego (1892)
"Foolhardiness.—I may here recount an instance of the folly and foolhardiness of
youth, and the recklessness to which a long course of exposure to danger ..."
2. Chambers's encyclopædia by Chambers W. and R., ltd (1874)
"... was the second son of the Emperor Paul I. He early distinguished himself by
activity, intellectual ability, and a gallantry bordering on foolhardiness, ..."
3. Reminiscences of Captain Gronow: Being Anecdotes of the Camp, the Court, and by Rees Howell Gronow (1862)
"Foolhardiness.—I may here recount an instance of the folly and foolhardiness of
youth, and the recklessness to which a long course of exposure to danger ..."
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