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- [uh-thawr-i-tey-tiv, uh-thor-]
- /əˈθɔr ɪˌteɪ tɪv, əˈθɒr-/
- /ɔː.ˈθɒ.rɪ.tə.tɪv.nəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-thawr-i-tey-tiv, uh-thor-]
- /əˈθɔr ɪˌteɪ tɪv, əˈθɒr-/
Definitions of authoritativeness word
- adjective authoritativeness having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion. 1
- adjective authoritativeness substantiated or supported by documentary evidence and accepted by most authorities in a field: an authoritative edition of Shakespeare; an authoritative treatment of a subject. 1
- adjective authoritativeness having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive; peremptory; dictatorial: said with an authoritative air. 1
- noun authoritativeness The quality of possessing authority. 1
- noun authoritativeness The quality of trustworthiness and reliability. 0
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Origin of authoritativeness
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; authorit(y) + -ative
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Parts of speech for Authoritativeness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
authoritativeness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
authoritativeness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for authoritativeness
noun authoritativeness
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- certitude — Certitude is the same as certainty.
- credence — If something lends or gives credence to a theory or story, it makes it easier to believe.
- lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
Antonyms for authoritativeness
noun authoritativeness
- distrust — to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
- disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
- ambiguity — If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
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