assertiveness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English assertive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English assertiveness From assertive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) 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."
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| assertivenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (26)
de Selbstsicherheit (the quality of being assertive) · de Bestimmtheit (the quality of being assertive) · tr kendine güvenme (the quality of being assertive) · fi itsevarmuus (the quality of being assertive) · tr olumluluk (the quality of being assertive) · th การกล้าแสดงออก (the quality of being assertive) · de Selbstbehauptung (the quality of being assertive) · de Durchsetzungsfähigkeit (the quality of being assertive) · de Rechthaberei (the quality of being assertive) · cs asertivita (the quality of being assertive) · fr assertivité (the quality of being assertive) · ca assertivitat (the quality of being assertive) · de Anmaßung (the quality of being assertive) · tr kesinlik (the quality of being assertive) · lt asertyvumas (the quality of being assertive) · fi jämäkkyys (the quality of being assertive) · ru уверенность в себе (the quality of being assertive) · de Selbstbewusstsein (the quality of being assertive) · da selvhævdelse (the quality of being assertive) · es asertividad (the quality of being assertive) · de Durchsetzungsvermögen (the quality of being assertive) · pl asertywność (the quality of being assertive) · uk асертивність (the quality of being assertive) · tr girişkenlik (the quality of being assertive) · tr kararlılık (the quality of being assertive) · tr iddiacılık (the quality of being assertive)