nonassertive

1. 1.

   not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence

   “she was quiet and nonassertive as she took control”

   Similarunassertive

Questions about nonassertive

What does nonassertive mean?

nonassertive means "not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence".

How many syllables are in nonassertive?

nonassertive has 4 syllables and divides as no-nas-ser-tive under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is nonassertive a common word?

nonassertive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.