Assertiveness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Assertive \As*sert"ive\, a.
     Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           In a confident and assertive form.       --Glanvill.
     [1913 Webster] {As*sert"ive*ly}, adv. -- {As*sert"ive*ness},


     n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  assertiveness
       n : aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
           [syn: {self-assertiveness}]