foolhardiness

/ˈfulˌhɑɹ.di.nəs/ noun

The quality of being foolhardy.

Word Origin Foolhardiness comes from foolhardy, a compound of fool and hardy. Fool is from Latin follis 'bellows, windbag,' metaphorically an empty-headed person. Hardy is from Proto-Germanic *harduz 'bold, firm' (PIE *kart- 'hard'). So foolhardy means 'bold like a fool' — recklessly brave. Foolhardiness is that quality of being foolishly daring. The same root hard gives us hard, hardness, and hardship.

noun The quality of being foolhardy. countable

The foolhardiness of climbing the mountain without proper gear led to his rescue.

(名词) 有勇无谋;鲁莽;蛮干;冒失

没有适当装备就攀登这座山的鲁莽行为导致了他需要救援。

(sustantivo) temeridad; osadía; insensatez; audacia [La cualidad de ser temerario; temeridad.]

La temeridad de escalar la montaña sin equipo adecuado provocó su rescate.

(nom) témérité; imprudence; audace inconsidérée; hardiesse [Caractère d'une personne téméraire, imprudemment audacieuse, qui prend des risques inutiles.]

La foolhardiness de l'ascension sans équipement adéquat a nécessité son sauvetage.

(Substantiv) Leichtsinnigkeit; Tollkühnheit [Die Eigenschaft, unbesonnen, leichtsinnig oder ohne Rücksicht auf Gefahren zu handeln.]

Die **foolhardiness**, ohne geeignete Ausrüstung den Berg zu besteigen, führte zu seiner Rettung.

(名詞) 無謀であること。危険を顧みずに向こう見ずに行動する性質。

適切な装備をせずに山に登るという無謀さが原因で、彼は救助されることになった。

(substantivo) temeridade; imprudência; ousadia [A qualidade de ser temerário ou imprudentemente audacioso.]

A imprudência de escalar a montanha sem equipamento adequado resultou em seu resgate.

Word parts: fool + hardy + ness

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