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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

can-do-ness en · NOUN

Etymology

From can-do + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) Confidence or willingness to get something done.
    • Brian applied that can-do-ness in the way he rigorously studied ice cream to turn himself from a total amateur into a professional. 2015, Anne Kreamer, Risk/Reward:
    • As a description of the praxeology of philanthropy, Norris's statement practically oozes know-how and Spivak's can-do-ness. 2019, Andrew Herman, The better Angels Of Capitalism: