noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being officious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- emulatory officiousness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
officiousness
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noun
Meaning 2
aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intrusiveness, meddlesomeness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aggressiveness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English officious 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 officiousness From officious + -ness.