aggressiveness vs officiousness
officiousness vs aggressivenessaggressiveness and officiousness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aggressiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
| officiousness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
officiousness is a hyponym of
aggressiveness; that is, officiousness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
aggressiveness:
- aggressiveness: the quality of being bold and enterprising
- officiousness: aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
Other hyponyms of aggressiveness include
competitiveness, fight, combativeness, militance, militancy, intrusiveness, meddlesomeness, boldness, brass, cheek, face, nerve.
| aggressiveness (noun) | officiousness (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of being bold and enterprising | aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation |
| a natural disposition to be hostile | |
| a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack |
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