Definitions for officiousness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of•fi•ciousəˈfɪʃ əs(adj.)
objectionably aggressive in offering unrequested and unwanted help or advice; meddlesome.
marked by or proceeding from such forwardness.
Obs. ready to serve; obliging.
Origin of officious:
1555–65; < L officiōsus obliging, dutiful =offici(um)office+-ōsus -ous
of•fi′cious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
intrusiveness, meddlesomeness, officiousness(noun)
aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
Wiktionary
officiousness(Noun)
The quality of being officious
Translations for officiousness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
officiousness(noun)
offering help etc in order to interfere
His mother-in-law is so officious that he does not let her visit his house.
- bemoeisiekheid, indringerigheidAfrikaans
- فُضولِيَّهArabic
- досадаBulgarian
- intromissãoPortuguese (BR)
- vlezlostCzech
- die AufdringlichkeitGerman
- geskæftighedDanish
- φορτικότητα, παρεμβατικότηταGreek
- intromisiónSpanish
- liigne agarusEstonian
- خوش خدمتیFarsi
- tungettelevuusFinnish
- excès d'empressementFrench
- נְכונוּת מוּגזֶמֶת לְשָׁרֵתHebrew
- अनौपचारिकताHindi
- pretjerana uslužnost, nametljivostCroatian
- készségességHungarian
- sifat suka ikut campurIndonesian
- afskiptasemiIcelandic
- intromissioneItalian
- おせっかいJapanese
- 주제 넘음Korean
- įkyrus siūlymasisLithuanian
- pārliecīga izpalīdzībaLatvian
- sifat suka menyibukMalay
- bemoeizuchtDutch
- geskjeftighet, (for stor) iverNorwegian
- narzucanie sięPolish
- خوش خدمتیPersian
- خدمتPashto
- intromissãoPortuguese
- exces de amabilitateRomanian
- назойливость, навязчивостьRussian
- dotieravosťSlovak
- pretirana uslužnostSlovenian
- nametljivostSerbian
- beskäftighet, beställsamhetSwedish
- ความเจ้ากี้เจ้าการThai
- işgüzarlıkTurkish
- 好管閒事Chinese (Trad.)
- нав'язливістьUkrainian
- ضروت سے زيادہ مستعديUrdu
- tính lăng xăngVietnamese
- 好管闲事Chinese (Simp.)
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