adj
Meaning 1
determined to advance one's own personality or views
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
self-assertive
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adjective
Meaning 2
aggressively self-assured
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
- pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assertive, self-asserting
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
offensively self-assertive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bumptious
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English assertive English self-assertive From self- + assertive.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: selbstbestimmt — determined to advance one's own personality or views
- German: meinungsstark — determined to advance one's own personality or views
- Polish: apodyktyczny — determined to advance one's own personality or views