Decisiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose

the quality of being final or definitely settled

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɪŋkɹˈʌstʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsɪŋkɹˈʌstʃən/.

Examples

a man of unusual decisiveness
the finality of death

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

finality decision conclusiveness

Antonyms

indecisiveness indecision inconclusiveness

Parts of Speech

noun	the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose “a man of unusual decisiveness”
noun	the quality of being final or definitely settled “the finality of death”

Word Forms

decisive	adjective	characterized by decision and firmness
final	adjective	not to be altered or undone
conclusive	adjective	forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entschlossenheit

das Merkmal der Entschlossenheit, das sich in der Festigkeit des Charakters oder der Zielstrebigkeit zeigt

🇫🇷French

caractère décisif

le trait de détermination comme en témoigne la fermeté de caractère ou le but

🇪🇸Spanish

decisión

el rasgo de resolución evidenciado por la firmeza de carácter o propósito

🇮🇹Italian

risolutezza

il tratto di risolutezza evidenziato dalla fermezza di carattere o di scopo

🇳🇱Dutch

besluitvaardigheid

de eigenschap van vastberadenheid, zoals blijkt uit een vastberaden karakter of doel

🇵🇹Portuguese

determinação

o traço de resolução evidenciado pela firmeza de caráter ou propósito

🇷🇺Russian

решительность

черта решительности, о чем свидетельствует твердость характера или цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निश्चितता

चरित्र या उद्देश्य की दृढ़ता से प्रमाणित दृढ़ संकल्प का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্ণায়কতা

চরিত্র বা উদ্দেশ্যের দৃঢ়তা দ্বারা প্রমাণিত দৃঢ়তার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

தீர்க்கமான தன்மை

தன்மை அல்லது நோக்கத்தின் உறுதியால் நிரூபிக்கப்பட்ட உறுதியின் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్ణయాత్మకత

పాత్ర లేదా ప్రయోజనం యొక్క దృఢత్వం ద్వారా నిశ్చయత యొక్క లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्णायकता

चारित्र्य किंवा उद्देशाच्या दृढतेने पुरावा म्हणून दृढनिश्चय करण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્ણાયકતા

પાત્ર અથવા હેતુની મક્કમતા દ્વારા પુરાવા તરીકે નિશ્ચયનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕತೆ

ಪಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶದ ದೃಢತೆಯಿಂದ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ದೃಢತೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർണ്ണായകത

സ്വഭാവത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ ദൃഢത തെളിയിക്കുന്ന ദൃഢനിശ്ചയത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕਤਾ

ਦ੍ਰਿੜਤਾ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فیصلہ کنیت

عزم کی خاصیت جیسا کہ کردار یا مقصد کی مضبوطی سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

果断

坚定的性格或目标所证明的决心特征

🇯🇵Japanese

決断力

性格や目的の堅さによって証明される毅然とした性格の特徴

🇰🇷Korean

결단력

확고한 성격이나 목적으로 입증되는 결단력의 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quyết đoán

đặc điểm của sự kiên quyết được chứng minh bằng sự kiên quyết của tính cách hoặc mục đích

🇹🇭Thai

ความเด็ดขาด

ลักษณะความเด็ดเดี่ยวซึ่งเห็นได้จากความหนักแน่นของลักษณะหรือวัตถุประสงค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketegasan

sifat keteguhan yang dibuktikan dengan keteguhan watak atau tujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging mapagpasyahan

ang katangian ng pagiging matatag na pinatunayan ng katatagan ng pagkatao o layunin

🇲🇾Malay

ketegasan

sifat ketegasan seperti yang dibuktikan oleh ketegasan watak atau tujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحسم

- سمة الحزم كما يتضح من ثبات الشخصية أو الهدف

🇮🇷Persian

قاطعیت

خصیصه قاطعیت که با استحکام شخصیت یا هدف مشهود است

🇹🇷Turkish

kararlılık

karakter veya amacın sağlamlığıyla kanıtlanan kararlılık özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּסקָנוּת

תכונת ההחלטיות כפי שמעידה על תקיפות אופי או מטרה

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