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pushiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
pushi-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.

Uncountable

noun

Being bold or determined.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English pushy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pushiness From pushy + -ness.

Usage

Synonyms

pushingness cockiness forwardness moxie vigor bumptiousness

Questions

What does pushiness mean?
The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.
Where does pushiness come from?
Etymology tree English pushy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pushiness From pushy + -ness.

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