Definitions for assertiveəˈsɜr tɪv
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
as•ser•tiveəˈsɜr tɪv(adj.)
confidently aggressive or self-assured; forceful; dogmatic.
having a distinctive or pronounced taste or aroma.
Origin of assertive:
1555–65
as•ser′tive•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive(adj)
aggressively self-assured
"an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"
Wiktionary
assertive(Adjective)
boldly self-assured; aggressively confident; cocky
Webster Dictionary
Assertive(adj)
positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
Translations for assertive
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
assertive(adjective)
(too) inclined to assert oneself.
- afdwingerigAfrikaans
- تَأكيدي، مُصِّر، جازِمArabic
- отстояващ правата сиBulgarian
- afirmativoPortuguese (BR)
- (příliš) sebevědomýCzech
- bestimmtGerman
- selvsikker; egenrådigDanish
- δυναμικός, διεκδικητικόςGreek
- asertivoSpanish
- ennast läbisuruvEstonian
- جسور؛ سمجFarsi
- itsevarmaFinnish
- assuréFrench
- תַקִיף, הֶחלֵטִיHebrew
- हठ धर्मीHindi
- nametljivCroatian
- bizonyítgatóHungarian
- berani menyatakanIndonesian
- ákveðinn, (of) viss í sinni sökIcelandic
- (che si fa valere), (che si impone)Italian
- 断定的なJapanese
- 고집하는Korean
- atkaklus, užsispyręsLithuanian
- pārliecinošs; uzstājīgsLatvian
- ketegasanMalay
- zelfbewust, aanmatigendDutch
- påståelig, standhaftigNorwegian
- tsanowczy, pewny swegoPolish
- جسور؛ سمجPersian
- مثبت، قطعی، بیانیهPashto
- agressivoPortuguese
- sigur pe sineRomanian
- настойчивыйRussian
- sebavedomýSlovak
- samozavestenSlovenian
- uporanSerbian
- tvärsäker, påstridigSwedish
- ซึ่งยืนยันอย่างมั่นใจThai
- çok iddialıTurkish
- 武斷的Chinese (Trad.)
- надмірно настирливий; напористийUkrainian
- وثوق سےUrdu
- xác nhậnVietnamese
- 武断的，独断的，过分自信的Chinese (Simp.)
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