self-assertiveness

1. 1.

   aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions

   Synonymsassertiveness

   Broaderpositivity

   Narrowerbumptiousness

Questions about self-assertiveness

What does self-assertiveness mean?

self-assertiveness means "aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions".

How many syllables are in self-assertiveness?

self-assertiveness has 6 syllables: sel-f-as-ser-ti-ve-ness. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for self-assertiveness?

Close synonyms include assertiveness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-assertiveness a common word?

self-assertiveness 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.