indecisiveness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English indecisive 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 indecisiveness From indecisive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The condition of being indecisive.
It is a picture of dither, delay, unrealistic costings - and Department for Transport indecisiveness.
2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Railway's 2020 vision”, in Rail, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indecisivenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |