"pushiness" meaning in English

See pushiness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pushiness.wav [Southern-England]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pushy|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pushiness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pushiness"> From pushy + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pushiness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: pushingness, cockiness, forwardness Translations (the quality of being pushy): Aufdringlichkeit [feminine] (German), Penetranz [feminine] (German), Strebertum [neuter] (German), Agressivität [feminine] (German), Rücksichtslosigkeit [feminine] (German), Ellenbogentechnik [feminine] (German), rampantismo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-pushiness-en-noun-TQsaVQtz Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'the quality of being pushy': 100 0
  2. Being bold or determined. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: moxie, vigor Translations (being bold or determined): Tatkraft [feminine] (German), Unternehmungsgeist [feminine] (German), Strebertum [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-pushiness-en-noun-H1BAG~zz Disambiguation of 'being bold or determined': 2 98
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