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assertiveness

noun

Etymology

From assertive + -ness.

  1. borrowed from assertīvus
  2. suffixed as assertiveness — “assertive + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being assertive.

    • "Mr Carrados and I will finish our investigation in my room," interposed Straithwaite, with quiet assertiveness. "I should advise you to lie down for half-an-hour, Stephanie, if you don't want to be a nervous wreck to-morrow."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA