authoritativeness
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7.2
- noun
- /əˌθɔrɪˈteɪtɪvnəs/
:
autoridad
- Her authoritativeness during the presentation convinced the audience to follow her advice.
Examples
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These forms of authority are quite different, but this study demonstrates that there is overlap in how people discuss authority and authoritativeness.
Academic text (2014) -
We can be articulate about them, establish distance from them, and, as liberals suggest, challenge their authoritativeness.
Academic text (1991) -
There are precise rules for this: the authoritativeness in question becomes clear from the nature of the documents, the insistence with which a teaching is repeated, and the very way in which it is expressed.
Academic text (2004) -
To be effective, many female leaders need to temper their authoritativeness along lines discussed in Part III below or adopt affiliative or democratic styles, which are more consistent with traditionally feminine attributes.
Academic text (2017) -
The inundation of available health information on the Internet makes it challenging to judge the pertinence, credibility, authoritativeness, and applicability of retrieved information and engenders confusion and frustration among information seekers.
Academic text (2014) -
The authoritativeness of the expert made everyone trust his recommendations.
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Parents often look for authoritativeness in teachers when choosing a school for their children.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person or book that people trust for expert information
Antonyms
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
authoritativeness = authoritative (transparent) = authority + ness
The noun is a straightforward abstract noun formed from the adjective 'authoritative' by the productive suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
Authoritativeness comes from the same root as author and authority, from the old Latin word auctoritas meaning 'influence' or 'power to give orders'. So, authoritativeness is the quality of having the trust and power that makes people listen and follow.