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The trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
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impulsiveness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Impulsiveness \Im*pul"sive*ness\, n. The quality of being impulsive.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s; see impulsive + -ness .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being impulsive.
Usage examples of impulsiveness.
Every helpless night of longing, thinking of her, every memory of how when they were together they seemed never to speak the same language, every glimpse of the bright spark that lay at the heart of flame veiled inside her, brought home the foolish impulsiveness of what they had done.
Sorensen so intelligently pointed out, psychopathic behavior is usually very distinctive -- it is characterized by impulsiveness, stupidity, and errors due to an attention span limited by emotional disorder.
As long as Úrsula had full use of her faculties some of the old customs survived and the life of the family kept some quality of her impulsiveness, but when she lost her sight and the weight of her years relegated her to a corner, the circle of rigidity begun by Fernanda from the moment she arrived finally closed completely and no one but she determined the destiny of the family.
The side of them that was more apparent from the standpoint of scientific advisor and research director, especially with regard to the conduct of this joint project he was now committed to, was their impulsiveness.