hastiness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈheɪstinəs/ UK /ˈheɪstinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of acting with excessive speed or insufficient thought His hastiness in signing the contract cost him dearly later. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of acting with... hasterashnessimpetuosityprecipitancerecklessness ↔ Opposites deliberationcautionprudencecare Word family Related forms hastehastyhasten Etymology AI details From hasty plus the noun-forming suffix -ness; hasty derives from Old French hastif, from haste ('haste'), from Frankish *haifst ('violence'), of Germanic origin. haste Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hastiness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈheɪstinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈheɪstinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of acting with excessive speed or insufficient thought ## Examples - His hastiness in signing the contract cost him dearly later. ## Synonyms - haste - rashness - impetuosity - precipitance - recklessness ## Antonyms - deliberation - caution - prudence - care ## Related Forms - haste - hasty - hasten ## Roots and Affixes - Root: haste ## Etymology From hasty plus the noun-forming suffix -ness; hasty derives from Old French hastif, from haste ('haste'), from Frankish *haifst ('violence'), of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Hastiness comes from hasty plus the noun-forming suffix -ness; hasty derives from Old French hastif, from haste ('haste'), from Frankish *haifst ('violence'), of Germanic origin. The etymological trail includes Old French haste. As a noun, hastiness names the quality of acting with excessive speed or insufficient thought. The same family is visible in related forms such as haste, hasty, and hasten. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown