decisiveness
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3.2
- noun
- /dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/
- Her decisiveness during the meeting impressed everyone and helped to resolve the issue quickly.
- speed and decisiveness
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Watch on YouTubeA great, lucid decisiveness about my fate surged up inside me.
- A great, lucid decisiveness about my fate surged up inside me.
- But I've simply decided to value decisiveness.
- He's a man of power, decisiveness, strategy, and not a little cruelty and brutality.
- So I said creativity, decisiveness, passion, honesty, sincerity, love.
- And there's three of those that resonate with me, initiative, decisiveness, and unselfishness.
- I mean, I think first of all, it's highly unlikely that we're going to have decisiveness at the end of Election Day.
- And to look at that degree of cut throatness, or at least decisiveness, I think is almost unfathomable for a lot of people.
Examples
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With typical speed and decisiveness, Napoleon tears up the plan to join Moreau at Innsbruck and orders a pursuit.
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Capable of split-second decisiveness, yet possessing a balanced serenity, and also a folksy touch if need be.
Fiction book (2001) -
We must act now with decisiveness and purpose.
Academic text (2005) -
"I am more certain!" Charles said with a decisiveness that surprised me.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I cannot tell you how much I admire your decisiveness," he said.
Fiction book (2000) -
Above all, they learned that fence-sitting can be more damaging than decisiveness.
Academic text (2008) -
Her decisiveness and self-assurance are the traits he'd say attracted him to her.
Fiction book (2001) -
With a quick decisiveness, he moved closer to the bed, bent to examine the rumpled, blood-stained sheet.
Fiction book (1990) -
Your handwriting is gentle and dignified, but lacks decisiveness and sharpness.
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Your acuity, curiosity about the world, decisiveness, and risk-taking—unceasing over a lifetime—give me both pause and inspiration.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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3.3
Deciding firmly what to do
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7.9
Skill at making good, quick decisions in a specific area
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3.5
Being steady and determined in words and actions
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1.0
A quality of being firm and determined when choosing or acting
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6.5
Being clear and firm when you choose what to do
Antonyms
How Decisive
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3.2
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Surface Forms
Morphology
decisiveness = decisive (transparent) = decis + ive + ness
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'decisive' using the productive suffix '-ness' to indicate the quality or state.
Etymology
Decisiveness comes from the same root as decide, made of Latin parts de- and caedere meaning 'off' and 'to cut'. So think of it as 'cutting off' other choices — that's why decisiveness is the quality of making a clear choice quickly and confidently.