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bullishness

bullishness

6.4
A confident, forceful way of acting or speaking
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊlɪʃnəs/
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  • The investor's bullishness about the tech industry led him to buy several stocks last year.

Examples

  • What I got from Sandy is strong bullishness on Tesla that we're still years away from vertical take off and landing, but that we should pay attention to it.

  • Her bullishness during the team meeting encouraged everyone to share their ambitious ideas.

  • Despite recent setbacks, the CEO maintained a sense of bullishness about the company's future growth.

Synonyms

bravado
vsbullishness
32 7.7

Confident, showy behavior meant to impress or hide fear

is genuinely driven confidence aimed at goals rather than mere performance
assertiveness
vsbullishness
8 4.6

The quality of being confident and direct when saying what you think or want

is more forceful and often aggressive when pursuing goals
cockiness
vsbullishness
4 7.0

A proud, rude way of acting that shows little respect for other people

is more about confident effort not necessarily insulting or superior attitude
boldness
vsbullishness
3 3.7

Rude confidence that shows a lack of respect for others

is more goal oriented and purposeful rather than merely rude confidence
aggressiveness
vsbullishness
3 4.4

Bold and energetic in trying to reach a goal

is similar but focuses more on assertive manner and opinion expression
brashness
vsbullishness
3 6.8

A way of acting that is too bold, loud, and rude

is more focused on achieving aims than on shocking or offending people
brash attitude
vsbullishness
6.6

A bold, rude way of behaving that upsets people

is more confident pursuit of goals rather than mere tactless behavior
roosterish behavior
vsbullishness
  • US
9.6

Actions that are loud and show too much confidence

is less theatrical and more goal or opinion driven than showy boasting

How Assertive

bullishness
6.4
reserve
9 5.2
timidity
7 5.8

Surface Forms

bullishness singular
bullishnesses plural

Morphology

bullishness = bullish (transparent) = bull + ish + ness

The adjective 'bullish' (like a bull = aggressive/confident) is a straightforward extension of 'bull', and '-ness' forms the abstract noun in a regular way.

Etymology

Bullishness comes from bull, an animal seen as strong and forceful, and the ending -ness 'meaning a state'. To be 'bullish' is to act 'pushy' or very confident, so bullishness describes an assertive or aggressive way of behaving.