supportiveness
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- noun
- /səˈpɔːrtɪvnəs/
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- Her supportiveness helped me stay motivated during the tough times.
- supportiveness of school
Examples
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I had no coding experience and had never even considered coding before I started working with them, and the supportiveness of the whole community has definitely made it possible for me to acquire those skills.
Blog text (11) -
The number one idea Katie wants to implant in the hearts of every teenager, adult, physician, and patient is the idea of supportiveness.
Fiction book (2002) -
We thank the British people once again for their relentless efforts and supportiveness during the dark years.
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- What being married means, like stability, supportiveness, the house, and all kinds of neat stuff like that.
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The first factor was composed of ten items and was related to parental warmth and supportiveness.
Academic text (2003) -
Students also perceived approachability and supportiveness as integral aspects of a teacher's helpful behavior.
Academic text (2014) -
Grateful thinking, then, may help improve the supportiveness of school climates, as well as bringing the added benefit of boosting students' interest in getting the most out of school.
Academic text (2014) -
The warmth dimension (called acceptance-rejection) refers not only to affection but also to parents' supportiveness toward the child.
Blog text (1) -
An additional 20 passages focused on the supportiveness of the staff, including affirming the client's condition in a constructive rather than a demeaning manner.
Academic text (2007) -
The second level included three measures of family acceptance and supportiveness of the youths' sexual orientation based on the youths' perceptions.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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1.0
Help for a person or idea
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1.0
Things people say or do to make someone feel less worried
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1.7
Giving support that helps someone feel more confident and hopeful
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1.0
A kind and pleasant way of treating other people
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9.8
Help given to people in a difficult or dangerous time
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2.3
Willingness to support other people
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4.1
Full loyal help and agreement without any doubt
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
A friendly, helpful way of behaving toward other people
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
supportiveness = supportive (transparent) = support + ive + ness
Standard nominalization of the adjective 'supportive' to indicate a quality or state; learners familiar with 'support' and common suffixes can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Supportiveness comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and port 'to carry', the same port you see in portable or transport. Think of it as 'carrying someone from below'—holding them up with help and care. So, supportiveness means giving emotional help and encouragement to someone.