overwordExplorer
LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

temere.

by chance, by accident, at random

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈtɛ.mɛ.rɛ]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛː.me.re]
  1. by chance, by accident, at random

    not-comparable
  2. without design, intent, or purpose

    not-comparable
  3. casually, fortuitously, rashly, heedlessly, thoughtlessly, inconsiderately, indiscreetly, idly

    not-comparable
    Dēcernimus ergō ut nūllī omnīnō hominum liceat vestrum coenobium temere perturbāre, aut eius possessiōnēs auferre, vel ablātās retinēre.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *temezi (“in darkness, blindly”), a fossilised locative form of Proto-Indo-European *témHos (“darkness”), from *temH- (“dark”). Cognate with Sanskrit तमस् (támas), Persian تم (tam), Latin tenebrae (“darkness”). Compare this form – here simply adverbial – with the history of the Latin present active infinitive; see -ere.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

temere has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

temere studiotemere workshello, temere

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.