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precipitance

precipitance

9.9
A habit of acting too quickly without thinking and causing mistakes
  • noun
  • /prɪˈsɪpɪtəns/
translation icon : precipitación
  • He regretted his precipitance in leaving his job without having another offer lined up.

Examples

  • Her precipitance in making decisions often led to mistakes.

  • The project failed due to the precipitance of its execution.

  • He regretted his precipitance in leaving his job without another offer.

  • His precipitance in making decisions often led to mistakes.

  • The precipitance of her actions surprised everyone.

  • Her precipitance in making decisions caused her to overlook important details.

  • The team experienced setbacks because of the precipitance with which they launched the project.

Synonyms

suddenness
vsprecipitance
5 3.7

A quick event that happens without warning

adds the sense of excessive rash haste and poor consideration
abruptness
vsprecipitance
1 6.3

A sudden change or event that happens without warning

involves more purposeful rash haste and lack of careful thought
precipitancy
vsprecipitance
9.9

Acting too quickly without thinking

is more extreme and excessive in haste and rashness
precipitation
vsprecipitance
  • Archaic
8.6

Acting too quickly without enough thought

is more about excessive rash haste rather than simple quickness
precipitateness
vsprecipitance
  • Formal
9.9

A sudden action done in a hurry without thinking

stresses rash haste and lack of careful thought instead of only suddenness
precipitousness
vsprecipitance
8.9

How fast something happens without warning

focuses more on rash, excessive haste and thoughtless action

Antonyms

158 2.5

Care that helps you avoid danger or mistakes

How Hasty

recklessness
18 5.2
precipitance
9.9
rashness
1 5.6
hastiness
1 5.8

Surface Forms

precipitance singular
precipitances plural

Morphology

precipitance = precipitate (transparent) = precipitate + ance

Formed by a standard noun-forming suffix '-ance' from the adjective 'precipitate', yielding the quality 'state of being precipitate', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word precipitance comes from a Latin root that meant 'to throw headlong' and is the same root as English precipitate and precipice, giving the image of rushing forward headfirst. So, precipitance means doing something too quickly or without careful thought.