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authoritativeness

authoritativeness noun: the quality of possessing authority.

Noun

authoritativeness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of possessing authority.
  2. The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.

Origin of authoritativeness

From authoritative + -ness.

Questions about authoritativeness

What does authoritativeness mean?
Authoritativeness means the quality of possessing authority.
What part of speech is authoritativeness?
Authoritativeness is a noun.

Words near authoritativeness in the dictionary

  1. authoritarianly
  2. authoritarianness
  3. authoritarians
  4. authoritative
  5. authoritatively
  6. authoritativeness
  7. authoritativity
  8. authoritie
  9. authorities
  10. authoritive
  11. authority

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