Definition of Foolhardiness

1. Noun. The trait of giving little thought to danger.

Exact synonyms: Rashness, Recklessness
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

fooled around
fooler
fooleries
foolers
foolery
fooles
foolest
fooleth
foolfish
foolfishes
foolhardice
foolhardier
foolhardiest
foolhardihood
foolhardily
foolhardiness (current term)
foolhardinesses
foolhardise
foolhardy
foolheartedly
foolhood
foolify
fooling
fooling about
fooling around
foolings
foolish
foolish woman
foolisher
foolishest

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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