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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cisif. See Decision.]
     1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or
        controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;
        final; conclusive. ``A decisive, irrevocable doom.''
        --Bates. ``Decisive campaign.'' --Macaulay. ``Decisive
        proof.'' --Hallam.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Marked by promptness and decision.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive
              character.                            --J. Foster.
  
     Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See Decided. --
          De*ci"sive*ly, adv. -- De*ci"sive*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cisif. See Decision.]
     1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or
        controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;
        final; conclusive. ``A decisive, irrevocable doom.''
        --Bates. ``Decisive campaign.'' --Macaulay. ``Decisive
        proof.'' --Hallam.
  
     2. Marked by promptness and decision.
  
              A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive
              character.                            --J. Foster.
  
     Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See Decided. --
          De*ci"sive*ly, adv. -- De*ci"sive*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  decisiveness
       n 1: the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of
            character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
            [syn: decision] [ant: indecisiveness, indecisiveness]
       2: the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the
          finality of death" [syn: finality, conclusiveness]
          [ant: inconclusiveness]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  decisiveness
     Αγγλικά n.
     η αποφασιστικότητα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  decisiveness
     n.
     The state or quality of being decisive.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  decisiveness
     n.
     The state or quality of being decisive.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  decisiveness
     n.
     The state or quality of being decisive.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  decisiveness
     n.
     The state or quality of being decisive.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  decisiveness
     Englanti n.
     päättäväisyys

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  decisiveness'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst decisiveness)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Decisiveness /dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/
  الفصل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  decisiveness /dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/ 
  odhodlanost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  decisiveness /dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/ 
  rozhodnost

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  decisiveness /dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/
  Entschlossenheit , Entschlussfreudigkeit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  decisiveness /dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/
  Maßgeblichkeit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  decisiveness /dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/
  Entschlusskraft 
   see: initiative, resolution

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]


  decisiveness /dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/
  
  αποφασιστικότητα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  decisiveness //dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs// 
  päättäväisyys
  state or quality of being decisive

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]


  decisiveness /dɪsˈaɪsɪvnəs/ 
  1. निश्चितता
        "You should show decisiveness while dealing with a client."

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]


  decisiveness //dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs// 
  勇決
  state or quality of being decisive

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]


  decisiveness //dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs// 
  beslutsamhet
  state or quality of being decisive

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     n. 决定;决然

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