Forwardness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offensive boldness and assertiveness

an advanced stage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹwɚdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːwədnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːwədnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹwɚdnəs/.

Examples

the forwardness of the harvest this year
the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter
readiness to continue discussions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cockiness eagerness bumptiousness readiness zeal pushiness

Parts of Speech

noun	offensive boldness and assertiveness
noun	an advanced stage “the forwardness of the harvest this year”
noun	prompt willingness “readiness to continue discussions”

Word Forms

bumptious	adjective	offensively self-assertive
cocky	adjective	overly self-confident or self-assertive
pushy	adjective	marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
forward	adjective	used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dreistigkeit

Offensive Kühnheit und Durchsetzungsvermögen

🇫🇷French

précocité

audace offensive et assurance

🇪🇸Spanish

adelantamiento

audacia ofensiva y asertividad

🇮🇹Italian

anticipazione

audacia offensiva e assertività

🇳🇱Dutch

vooruitstrevendheid

aanvallende durf en assertiviteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

antecipação

ousadia ofensiva e assertividade

🇷🇺Russian

напористость

наступательная смелость и напористость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्साह

आक्रामक साहस और मुखरता

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রগতি

আক্রমণাত্মক সাহস এবং দৃঢ়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோக்கி

புண்படுத்தும் தைரியம் மற்றும் உறுதிப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుకు

ప్రమాదకర ధైర్యం మరియు దృఢత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढेपणा

आक्षेपार्ह धैर्य आणि ठामपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ વધવું

અપમાનજનક નીડરતા અને અડગતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಧೈರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ದೃಢತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നോട്ട്

കുറ്റകരമായ ധൈര്യവും ഉറപ്പും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਗਾਂਹਵਧੂ

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਦਲੇਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگے بڑھنا

جارحانہ دلیری اور جارحیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

前进性

进攻的大胆和自信

🇯🇵Japanese

前向きさ

攻撃的な大胆さと積極性

🇰🇷Korean

전진

공격적인 대담성과 주장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính cầu tiến

sự táo bạo và quyết đoán

🇹🇭Thai

ความก้าวไปข้างหน้า

ความกล้าหาญและความแน่วแน่ที่น่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesiapan

keberanian ofensif dan ketegasan

🇵🇭Filipino

pasulong

nakakasakit na katapangan at paninindigan

🇲🇾Malay

ke hadapan

keberanian menyerang dan ketegasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقدم

الجرأة الهجومية والحزم

🇮🇷Persian

پیشروی

جسارت توهین آمیز و قاطعیت

🇹🇷Turkish

ileri görüşlülük

saldırgan cesaret ve iddialılık

🇮🇱Hebrew

קדימה

תעוזה פוגענית ואסרטיביות

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