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strong-mindedness

strong-mindedness noun: the state or quality of being strong-minded.

Noun

strong-mindedness (uncountable)

  1. the state or quality of being strong-minded.
    • Nan, troubled by the pleasure she finds in ordinary social activities of the charming young people she meets, has occasional doubts about the wisdom of her commitment, and it is only when she has to defend herself from the dreaded accusations of "strong-mindedness" on the part of some women that...2002, Eleanor Hochman, Fictional Females: Mirrors and Models, →ISBN
    • Archbishop Cranmer thought them deceptive, and when James I refused to allow an inauspicious dream of his wife's to deter him from a proposed journey to Scotland his subjects were impressed by his strong-mindedness.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the decline of magic, page 128

Origin of strong-mindedness

From strong-minded + -ness.

Questions about strong-mindedness

What does strong-mindedness mean?
Strong-mindedness means the state or quality of being strong-minded.
What part of speech is strong-mindedness?
Strong-mindedness is a noun.

Words near strong-mindedness in the dictionary

  1. strong-hearted
  2. strong-heartedly
  3. strong-heartedness
  4. strong-minded
  5. strong-mindedly
  6. strong-mindedness
  7. strong-water
  8. strong-waters
  9. strong-willed
  10. strongarm
  11. strongarmed

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