hotbloodedness

English

Etymology

hotblooded + -ness

Noun

hotbloodedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being hotblooded; passionate rashness.
    • 2008 January 30, Bernard Holland, “Italian Style Is Refracted Through a Chinese Lens”, in New York Times:
      So enthralled is the composer with Italian hotbloodedness that no opportunity is allowed to pass.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.