purposefulness
noun[U]
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl.nəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs.fəl.nəs/thequalityofknowingwhat youintendto do, orbehaviourthatshowsthis:
He has a purposefulness about him.
They got onto thecrowdedtrainwith acalmpurposefulness.
See
purposeful
- Theofficehad asenseofcoolpurposefulness.
- Sheshowedconfidenceand purposefulness.
- Muchdetailispackedinto thefilm, along withcareand purposefulness.
Strength of will and determination
- aggressiveness
- bitter
- bloody-mindedness
- character
- character-building
- dead
- determination
- double
- fight
- inflexibility
- intransigence
- inveteracy
- mettle
- militancy
- resolution
- resolve
- single-mindedness
- stamina
- staying power
- stick-to-it-iveness