assertiveness

noun

assertiveness

noun

Etymology From assertive + -ness.

1

Usually The quality of being assertive.

"Mr Carrados and I will finish our investigation in my room," interposed Straithwaite, with quiet assertiveness. "I should advise you to lie down for half-an-hour, Stephanie, if you don't want to be a nervous wreck to-morrow."1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

Derived terms: self-assertiveness

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