decisiveness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English decisive 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 decisiveness From decisive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being decisive.
For an instant he felt nettled at the irony, the light shadow of a snub, with which she had met his decisiveness, and at the way he had risen to her quick glance.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Pink Lights and Champagne”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 58:
Antonyms
Translations (11)
ru реши́тельность (state or quality of being decisive) · io decideso (state or quality of being decisive) · de Maßgeblichkeit (state or quality of being decisive) · el αποφασιστικότητα (state or quality of being decisive) · fi päättäväisyys (state or quality of being decisive) · de Entschiedenheit (state or quality of being decisive) · sv beslutsamhet (state or quality of being decisive) · cmn 果斷 /果断 (state or quality of being decisive) · ga diongbháilteacht (state or quality of being decisive) · ja 勇決 (state or quality of being decisive) · hi निश्चयात्मकता (state or quality of being decisive)