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decisiveness
[ dih-sahy-siv-nis ]
noun
- the quality of determining an outcome or of settling or resolving a question:
All the facts point to the decisiveness of that battle, to it being the turning point of the war.
- the characteristic or practice of deciding or acting without hesitation; resoluteness:
When buying real estate, decisiveness and patience are a rare but valuable and complementary combination.
- the quality of being unquestionable or definite:
This was the team’s most complete effort yet, as demonstrated by the decisiveness of the win—an impressive 62–21!
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz····Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of decisiveness1
Example Sentences
Combining consistent speed with the mental solidity and racing decisiveness he has always shown makes Piastri a formidable rival who, psychologically at least, will be a tough nut to crack.
"The parliament is not acting today because of the decisiveness of the Labor Party," Liberal senator James Paterson told reporters in Canberra.
The evaluator's rubric has six criteria to consider when determining the scores of the interview: intimacy, social desirability, general job abilities, decisiveness, cooperativeness and overall hireability.
His confidence and decisiveness allow a listener to hear a piece’s architecture, the way individual figures become phrases and then entire sections.
Erdogan accused the West of hypocrisy for failing to respond to what he called Israel's "intentional massacre" in Gaza with the same decisiveness as it did to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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