pushiness

pushiness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pel-
Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *-né-der.
Proto-Italic *pelnōder.
Latin pellō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin pulsō
Old French poulser
Middle French pousserbor.
Middle English pushen
English push
English -y
English pushy
Proto-Germanic *-in-
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Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
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.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    pushiness (uncountable)

    1. The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.
      Synonyms: pushingness, cockiness, forwardness
    2. Being bold or determined.
      Synonyms: moxie, vigor

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