hotbloodedness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hotblooded +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

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[1]:
      So enthralled is the composer with Italian hotbloodedness that no opportunity is allowed to pass.