can-do-ness

noun

Confidence or willingness to get something done.

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Meanings

nouncan-do-ness (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableConfidence or willingness to get something done.

    As a description of the praxeology of philanthropy, Norris's statement practically oozes know-how and Spivak's can-do-ness.

    2019, Andrew Herman, The better Angels Of Capitalism
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    Brian applied that can-do-ness in the way he rigorously studied ice cream to turn himself from a total amateur into a professional.

    2015, Anne Kreamer, Risk/Reward

Origin

From can-do + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

“can-do-ness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can-do-ness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “can-do-ness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can-do-ness.

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