Meanings
- uncountableThe state or quality of being decisive.
For an instant he felt nettled at the irony, the light shadow of a snub, with which she had met his decisiveness, and at the way he had risen to her quick glance.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Pink Lights and Champagne”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 58Antonyms: indecisiveness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being decisive.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
nounthe quality of being final or definitely settled
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 果斷 /果断
- 果斷 /果断 (guǒduàn)state or quality of being decisive
Finnish päättäväisyys
- päättäväisyysstate or quality of being decisive
German Entschiedenheit, Maßgeblichkeit
- Entschiedenheitstate or quality of being decisive
- Maßgeblichkeitstate or quality of being decisive
Greek αποφασιστικότητα
- αποφασιστικότητα (apofasistikótita)state or quality of being decisive
Hindi निश्चयात्मकता
- निश्चयात्मकता (niścayātmaktā)state or quality of being decisive
Irish diongbháilteacht
- diongbháilteachtstate or quality of being decisive
Japanese 勇決
- 勇決 (yūketsu)state or quality of being decisive
Russian реши́тельность
- реши́тельность (rešítelʹnostʹ)state or quality of being decisive
Swedish beslutsamhet
- beslutsamhetstate or quality of being decisive
Cite this entry
decisiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decisiveness
“decisiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decisiveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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