noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being decisive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: indecisiveness
Standard Lemma guide
decisiveness
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being final or definitely settled
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the finality of death
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: finality, conclusiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: determinateness, definiteness
noun
Meaning 3
the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a man of unusual decisiveness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decision
Antonyms: indecisiveness
Broader terms: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 果斷 /果断 (guǒduàn) — state or quality of being decisive
- Finnish: päättäväisyys — state or quality of being decisive
- German: Entschiedenheit — state or quality of being decisive
- German: Maßgeblichkeit — state or quality of being decisive
- Greek: αποφασιστικότητα (apofasistikótita) — state or quality of being decisive
- Hindi: निश्चयात्मकता (niścayātmaktā) — state or quality of being decisive
- Ido: decideso — state or quality of being decisive
- Irish: diongbháilteacht — state or quality of being decisive
- Japanese: 勇決 (yūketsu) — state or quality of being decisive
- Russian: реши́тельность (rešítelʹnostʹ) — state or quality of being decisive
- Swedish: beslutsamhet — state or quality of being decisive
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