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- Dictionarydecisiveness/dɪˈsʌɪsɪvnɪs/
noun
- 1. the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively: "the crisis will require leadership and decisiveness to resolve it"
- 2. the conclusive nature of an issue that has been settled or a result that has been produced: "there was no doubting the decisiveness of his victory"
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DECISIVENESS definition: 1. the ability to make decisions quickly and confidently: 2. the ability to make decisions quickly…. Learn more.
able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality: You need to be more decisive. a decisive reply. Opposite. indecisive. C1. strongly affecting how a situation will progress or end: These results could prove decisive in establishing the criminal's identity. a decisive role. a decisive victory. Fewer examples.
the ability to make decisions quickly and confidently: She handled the situation with decisiveness and courage. One area in which the Government has lacked decisiveness is planning. Synonym. decision (DECIDING QUICKLY) approving. Opposite. indecision. See. decisive. Fewer examples. "I like decisiveness," she said.
1. : having the power or quality of deciding. The council president cast the decisive vote. a decisive battle. 2. : resolute, determined. a decisive manner. decisive leaders. a decisive editor. 3. : unmistakable, unquestionable. a decisive superiority. decisively adverb. decisiveness noun. Synonyms. bent (on or upon) bound. determined. do-or-die.
1. Settling a matter or conflict; conclusive: the decisive battle in the war; the decisive piece of evidence in the lawsuit. 2. Characterized by or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and firmly; resolute: a decisive leader. de·ci′sive·ly adv. de·ci′sive·ness n. Synonyms: decisive, conclusive, critical, crucial, definitive, determinative.
Definitions of decisiveness. noun. the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose. “a man of unusual decisiveness ”. synonyms: decision. see more. noun. the quality of being final or definitely settled. synonyms: conclusiveness, finality.
Decisiveness definition: the quality of determining an outcome or of settling or resolving a question. See examples of DECISIVENESS used in a sentence.
noun. 1. the quality of being influential or conclusive. 2. the ability to make decisions, esp quickly; resoluteness. The word decisiveness is derived from decisive, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. decisive in British English. (dɪˈsaɪsɪv ) or decisory (dɪˈsaɪsərɪ ) adjective. 1. influential; conclusive
noun. /dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/ (also decision) [uncountable] the ability to decide something clearly and quickly. All her decisiveness disappeared when she met Mark. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
adjective. /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ Word Family. very important for the final result of a particular situation. a decisive factor/victory/battle. Climate was a decisive factor in establishing where the tournament should be held. She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.
