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Assertiveness

The quality of being self-assured and assertive.

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noun
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    The quality of being self-assured and assertive.

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self-assertivenessnounThe state of being self-assertive

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WordDefinition
self-assertivenessnounThe state of being self-assertive
self-confidencenounThe state or degree of being self-confident: believing in one's own abilities.
confidencenounA feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
self-assurancenounSynonym of self-confidence: the state or quality of being confident in oneself.
self-assertionnounThe aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.
self-esteemnounConfidence in one's own worth; self-respect.
self-worthnounThe value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.
steadfastnessnounLoyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
pridenounA sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
arrogancenounThe state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
firmnessnounThe state of being firm
determinationnounThe act of determining, or the state of being determined.
decisivenessnounThe state or quality of being decisive.
convictionnoun(countable) A firmly held belief.
assurancenounThe act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
beliefnounMental acceptance of a claim as true.
assertionnounThe act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
statementnounA declaration or remark.
affirmationnounThat which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
aggressivenessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.

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