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can-do-ness

can-do-ness noun: confidence or willingness to get something done.

Noun

can-do-ness (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Confidence or willingness to get something done.
    • Brian applied that can-do-ness in the way he rigorously studied ice cream to turn himself from a total amateur into a professional.2015, Anne Kreamer, Risk/Reward
    • As a description of the praxeology of philanthropy, Norris's statement practically oozes know-how and Spivak's can-do-ness.2019, Andrew Herman, The better Angels Of Capitalism

Origin of can-do-ness

From can-do + -ness.

Questions about can-do-ness

What does can-do-ness mean?
Can-do-ness means confidence or willingness to get something done.
What part of speech is can-do-ness?
Can-do-ness is a noun.

Words near can-do-ness in the dictionary

  1. Can-Am
  2. Can-Ams
  3. can-can
  4. can-cans
  5. can-do
  6. can-do-ness
  7. can-doer
  8. can-doers
  9. can-eater
  10. can-eaters
  11. can-kicking

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