precipitancy
/pri'sipitəns/ Cách viết khác : (precipitateness) /pri'sipititnis/ (precipitancy) /pri'sipitÉ
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Definition
Noun: 1. The quality of acting with excessive or rash haste; undue hurry without proper consideration. This refers to the characteristic of doing something too quickly, often impulsively and without careful thought, leading to potential mistakes or negative consequences. 2. Suddenness; the quality of happening abruptly or without warning. This sense emphasizes the unexpected and immediate nature of an action or event.
Usage
- Precipitancy is a formal noun used to describe a or of being, not a single action. It is often used in critiques of decisions, actions, or events.
- It is commonly paired with verbs like show, display, act with, avoid, and regret.
- It often carries a negative connotation, implying that the haste was unwise.
Examples
- The manager regretted the precipitancy of his decision to fire the employee without a full investigation.
- The precipitancy of the army's retreat turned an orderly withdrawal into a chaotic rout.
- She advised caution, warning against the precipitancy of signing the contract before reading the fine print.
- The precipitancy of the storm's arrival caught everyone by surprise.
Advanced Usage
- "with precipitancy": This adverbial phrase describes how an action is performed.
- He resigned from his post with uncharacteristic precipitancy.
- "precipitancy of [action/decision]": A common structure to specify what was done hastily.
- Historians often debate the precipitancy of the declaration of war.
Variants and Related Words
- Precipitate (adj.): Done with excessive or rash haste.
- Precipitate (v.): To cause (an event or situation) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
- Precipitately (adv.): In a hasty and rash manner.
- Precipitateness (n.): A synonym for precipitancy, meaning the quality of being precipitate.
- Precipitation (n.): In chemistry/metereology, the process of a substance separating from a solution or falling from the atmosphere (rain, snow).
Synonyms
- Hastiness
- Rashness
- Impetuosity
- Recklessness
- Hurriedness
- Abruptness
- Suddenness
Antonyms
- Deliberation
- Carefulness
- Caution
- Prudence
- Forethought
Idioms and Phrases
- Act in haste, repent at leisure: This proverb encapsulates the consequence of precipitancy, meaning that decisions made too quickly often lead to long periods of regret.
- His precipitancy in buying the car reminded him of the old saying: "Act in haste, repent at leisure."
Noun
- the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning