impetuosity
noun
impetuosity is spelled I-M-P-E-T-U-O-S-I-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impetuosity means “The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impetuosity is impetuosities.
How many letters and syllables are in impetuosity?
| Letters | 11: I-M-P-E-T-U-O-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is impetuosity?
Impetuosity appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of impetuosity
- impetuosities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impetuosity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner.
- 2
The condition or quality of being impetuous, impatient; fury; violence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impetuosity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The quality of making rash decisions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | impetuosidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does impetuosity come from?
From English impetuous + -ity, from Middle French impétuosité, from Old French.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).