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incisiveness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪnˈsaɪ.səv.nəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English incisive 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 incisiveness From incisive + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being incisive; incisivity.
   • "Merely an amateur," put in Carrados, suavely, but with the incisiveness of a scalpel. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:

Relateds

incisive · incisively

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es incisividad (Translations)