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Definition of Impulsiveness
1. Noun. The trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection.
Specialized synonyms: Impetuosity, Impetuousness, Hastiness
Derivative terms: Impulsive, Impulsive, Impulsive, Impulsive
Definition of Impulsiveness
1. n. The quality of being impulsive.
Definition of Impulsiveness
1. Noun. The quality of being impulsive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impulsiveness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impulsiveness
Literary usage of Impulsiveness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Sutherland Mrs Orr (1908)
"... his Work—Habits of Work—His Beading—Conversational Powers—impulsiveness and
Reserve—Nervous Peculiarities—His Benevolence—His Attitude towards Women. ..."
2. English Pharisees, French Crocodiles, and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by Max O'Rell (1892)
"FRENCH impulsiveness AND BRITISH SANGFROID ILLUSTRATED BY TWO REMINISCENCES.
Two incidents that took place lately, in Paris and London respectively, ..."
3. A Text-book of Insanity by Charles Arthur Mercier (1902)
"H. OBSESSION AND impulsiveness. There is a natural affinity between obsession
and impulsiveness which; renders it appropriate to describe ..."
4. Wagner by Charles Albert Lidgey (1899)
"... faith in human nature—Personal characteristics—Wagner and Schopenhauer—His
mental activity—Early connection with the stage—His impulsiveness—His failure ..."
5. Personal and Ideal Elements in Education by Henry Churchill King (1908)
"... the impulsiveness of consciousness ; that is, that every thought, by its very
presence in the mind, tends to pass into act, and will do so if it is not ..."
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