Hypertext Webster Gateway: "assertiveness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Assertive \As*sert"ive\, a.
Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
In a confident and assertive form. --Glanvill.
{As*sert"ive*ly}, adv. -- {As*sert"ive*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
assertiveness
n : aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
[syn: {self-assertiveness}]
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