assertiveness

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noun

The quality of being assertive.

Similar
self-assertiveness
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Meanings

nounassertiveness (usually uncountable, plural assertivenesses)

plural assertivenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being assertive.

    "Mr Carrados and I will finish our investigation in my room," interposed Straithwaite, with quiet assertiveness. "I should advise you to lie down for half-an-hour, Stephanie, if you don't want to be a nervous wreck to-morrow."

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions

Similar
self-assertiveness
Broader
positivitypositivenesspositivism
Also see
self-assertiveness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From assertive + -ness.

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Translations

Catalan assertivitat
  • assertivitatthe quality of being assertive
Czech asertivita
  • asertivitathe quality of being assertive
Danish selvhævdelse
  • selvhævdelsethe quality of being assertive
Finnish itsevarmuus, jämäkkyys
  • itsevarmuusthe quality of being assertive
  • jämäkkyysthe quality of being assertive
French assertivité
  • assertivitéthe quality of being assertive
German Anmaßung, Bestimmtheit
  • Anmaßungthe quality of being assertive
  • Bestimmtheitthe quality of being assertive
  • Durchsetzungsfähigkeitthe quality of being assertive
  • Durchsetzungsvermögenthe quality of being assertive
  • Rechthabereithe quality of being assertive
  • Selbstbehauptungthe quality of being assertive
  • Selbstsicherheitthe quality of being assertive
  • Selbstbewusstseinthe quality of being assertive
Lithuanian asertyvumas
  • asertyvumasthe quality of being assertive
Polish asertywność
  • asertywnośćthe quality of being assertive
Russian уверенность в себе
  • уверенность в себе (uverennostʹ v sebe)the quality of being assertive
Spanish asertividad
  • asertividadthe quality of being assertive
Thai การกล้าแสดงออก
  • การกล้าแสดงออกthe quality of being assertive
Turkish girişkenlik, iddiacılık
  • girişkenlikthe quality of being assertive
  • iddiacılıkthe quality of being assertive
  • kararlılıkthe quality of being assertive
  • kesinlikthe quality of being assertive
  • olumlulukthe quality of being assertive
  • kendine güvenmethe quality of being assertive
Ukrainian асертивність
  • асертивність (asertyvnistʹ)the quality of being assertive
Cite this entry
APA

assertiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assertiveness

MLA

“assertiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assertiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assertiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assertiveness.

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