aggressiveness
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4.4
- noun
- /əˈɡrɛsɪvnəs/
:
agresividad
- Her aggressiveness in pursuing her career goals has impressed many of her colleagues.
- Verbal Aggressiveness
- Aggressiveness Scale
Overview, Effort, spark, aggressiveness, running character, personality.
- Overview, Effort, spark, aggressiveness, running character, personality.
- Like the theatrics, the entertainment, the aggressiveness.
- Any social personality will almost always choose aggressiveness.
Examples
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It's a tough, demanding event, and right now Beth Roberts is showing some aggressiveness that we didn't see yesterday.
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That's what I'm focusing on now: more motivation and more aggressiveness.
Blog text (28) -
Do you know the strength of your own aggressiveness?
Blog text (21) -
Such aggressiveness in a girl is quite a treasure.
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America and England led the way in most of these developments, especially in the aggressiveness of their advertising culture.
Academic text (1999) -
The main ones people test are things like aggressiveness and boldness.
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There is no one who can match his strength, endurance or aggressiveness.
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Her fumbling aggressiveness struck me as innocent and touched me.
Fiction book (1991) -
I hope that Barnes will get a confidence boost from this game (and an aggressiveness boost also).
Blog text (30) -
Greg Knoll rode Waimea Bay with such aggressiveness, he earned himself the nickname of "The Bull," hanging on through unbelievable masses of white water.
Synonyms
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4.6
The quality of being confident and direct when saying what you think or want
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3.7
Rude confidence that shows a lack of respect for others
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5.3
A strong, competitive way of behaving or performing
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5.1
A strong, clear, and confident quality in speech, action, or physical strength
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9.9
Bravery to take risks and face danger
A bold, energetic way people face challenges
A confident, forceful way of acting or speaking
Bold, fearless action that can seem rude
A bold, rude way of behaving that upsets people
Antonyms
How Assertive
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6.1
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4.4
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3.5
8
4.6
158
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5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
aggressiveness = aggressive (semi-transparent) = aggress + ive + ness
Formation is regular, but this sense is an extended evaluative meaning ('bold/enterprising') rather than the narrower hostile sense, so learners may not derive the positive nuance from 'aggressive' alone.
Etymology
Aggressiveness comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and gress 'step', giving the idea of 'stepping forward'. Thinking of someone who 'steps forward' into action makes it easy to see why aggressiveness can also mean being bold, energetic, and enterprising.