pushiness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English pushy 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 pushiness From pushy + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.
- (uncountable) Being bold or determined.
Synonyms
cockiness · forwardness · pushingness · moxie · vigor
Translations (10)
de Strebertum (the quality of being pushy) · it rampantismo (the quality of being pushy) · de Rücksichtslosigkeit (the quality of being pushy) · de Strebertum (being bold or determined) · de Tatkraft (being bold or determined) · de Ellenbogentechnik (the quality of being pushy) · de Unternehmungsgeist (being bold or determined) · de Penetranz (the quality of being pushy) · de Agressivität (the quality of being pushy) · de Aufdringlichkeit (the quality of being pushy)