assertiveness
noun[U]
uk/əˈsɜː.tɪv.nəs/us/əˈsɝː.t̬ɪv.nəs/thequalityof beingconfidentand notfrightenedto say what youwantorbelieve:
Hespokewithconfidenceand assertiveness.
As the first woman toheadtheinstitute, shequicklygainedareputationfor assertiveness.
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assertive
- There is a new assertiveness amongolderpeople.
- She wasappreciatedfor herquickmindand assertiveness and for being akeypartof theteam.
- People sometimesconfuseassertiveness with aggressiveness andhostility.
Confidence & self-assurance
- amour propre
- aplomb
- assertive
- assertively
- assertiveness training
- dogmatic
- dogmatically
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- empowered
- rakish
- rakishly
- rakishness
- safe
- safety blanket
- surely
- swag
- swash
- tall
- to be sureidiom