Impetuous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)

marked by violent force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɛtʃuːəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɛtʃuːəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɛtʃuːəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɛtʃuːəs/.

Examples

a hotheaded decision
liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
an impetuous display of spending and gambling

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

madcap impulsive brainish hotheaded tearaway

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic) “a hotheaded decision”
adjective	marked by violent force “impetuous heaving waves”

Word Forms

impulsiveness	noun	the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
impetuousness	noun	rash impulsiveness
impetuosity	noun	rash impulsiveness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungestüm

gekennzeichnet durch übermäßige Eile und Mangel an Gedanken oder Überlegungen; ; ; ; ; („brainish“ ist archaisch)

🇫🇷French

impétueux

caractérisé par une précipitation excessive et un manque de réflexion ou de délibération ; ; ; ; ; (« cerveau » est archaïque)

🇪🇸Spanish

impetuoso

caracterizado por prisa indebida y falta de pensamiento o deliberación; ; ; ; ; ("cerebral" es arcaico)

🇮🇹Italian

impetuoso

caratterizzato da fretta eccessiva e mancanza di riflessione o deliberazione; ; ; ; ; ('intellettuale' è arcaico)

🇳🇱Dutch

onstuimig

gekenmerkt door overmatige haast en gebrek aan nadenken of overleg; ; ; ; ; (‘hersenachtig’ is archaïsch)

🇵🇹Portuguese

impetuoso

caracterizado por pressa indevida e falta de reflexão ou deliberação; ; ; ; ; ('cérebro' é arcaico)

🇷🇺Russian

порывистый

характеризуется излишней поспешностью и отсутствием обдумывания или необдуманности; ; ; ; ; («мозговой» — архаично)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अविवेकी

अनुचित जल्दबाजी और विचार या विचार-विमर्श की कमी की विशेषता; ; ; ; ; ('ब्रेनिश' पुरातन है)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্ররোচিত

অযথা তাড়াহুড়ো এবং চিন্তা বা চিন্তাভাবনার অভাব দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা; ; ; ; ; ('মগজ' প্রাচীন)

🇮🇳Tamil

வேகமான

தேவையற்ற அவசரம் மற்றும் சிந்தனை அல்லது ஆலோசனை இல்லாமை ஆகியவற்றால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது; ; ; ; ; (`மூளை' என்பது தொன்மையானது)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవేశపూరితమైన

మితిమీరిన తొందరపాటు మరియు ఆలోచన లేదా చర్చ లేకపోవడం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది; ; ; ; ; (`మెదడు' అనేది ప్రాచీనమైనది)

🇮🇳Marathi

आवेगपूर्ण

अवाजवी घाई आणि विचार किंवा विवेचनाचा अभाव द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत; ; ; ; ; ('मस्तिष्क' पुरातन आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજક

અયોગ્ય ઉતાવળ અને વિચાર અથવા વિચાર-વિમર્શના અભાવ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ; ; ; ; ; ('મગજ' પ્રાચીન છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದಕ

ಅನಗತ್ಯ ಆತುರ ಮತ್ತು ಆಲೋಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚರ್ಚೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ; ; ; ; ; (`ಮೆದುಳು' ಪುರಾತನವಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ത്വരയുള്ള

അനാവശ്യ തിടുക്കം, ചിന്തയുടെയോ ആലോചനയുടെയോ അഭാവവും; ; ; ; ; (`മസ്തിഷ്കം' പുരാതനമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਜ਼

ਬੇਲੋੜੀ ਜਲਦਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ; ; ; ; ; ('ਬ੍ਰੇਨਿਸ਼' ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پرجوش

غیر مناسب جلد بازی اور سوچ یا غور و فکر کی کمی کی خصوصیت؛ ; ; ; ; ('دماغی' قدیم ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浮躁

其特点是过于仓促和缺乏思考或深思熟虑； ; ; ; ; （“brainish”已经过时了）

🇯🇵Japanese

衝動的な

過度の性急さ、思考や熟慮の欠如を特徴とする。 ; ; ; ; (「頭がいい」というのは古風です)

🇰🇷Korean

맹렬한

지나치게 서두르고 생각이나 숙고가 부족한 것이 특징입니다. ; ; ; ; ('brainish'는 구식이다)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hung hăng

đặc trưng bởi sự vội vàng quá mức và thiếu suy nghĩ hoặc cân nhắc; ; ; ; ; (`có trí tuệ' là cổ xưa)

🇹🇭Thai

ใจร้อน

มีลักษณะเร่งรีบเกินควร ขาดความคิดหรือวิจารณญาณ ; ; ; ; ('ฉลาด' เป็นเรื่องคร่ำครึ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

terburu nafsu

ditandai dengan ketergesaan yang berlebihan dan kurangnya pemikiran atau pertimbangan; ; ; ; ; (`otak' itu kuno)

🇵🇭Filipino

mapusok

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng hindi nararapat na pagmamadali at kawalan ng pag-iisip o deliberasyon; ; ; ; ; (Ang `brainish' ay lipas na)

🇲🇾Malay

terburu-buru

dicirikan oleh tergesa-gesa yang tidak wajar dan kekurangan pemikiran atau pertimbangan; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' adalah kuno)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متهور

تتميز بالتسرع غير المبرر ونقص التفكير أو المداولة؛ ; ; ; ; (كلمة "brainish" قديمة)

🇮🇷Persian

پر شور

با عجله و فقدان فکر یا مشورت مشخص می شود. ; ; ; ; ("مغز" قدیمی است)

🇹🇷Turkish

aceleci

aşırı acelecilik ve düşünce veya müzakere eksikliği ile karakterize edilen; ; ; ; ; ("zekice" eski bir kelimedir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פָּזִיז

מאופיין בחיפזון מופרז וחוסר מחשבה או התלבטות; ; ; ; ; ('מוח' הוא ארכאי)

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