decidedness

/ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪdnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being decided.

Word Origin From Latin de- 'off' and caedere 'to cut' — decide literally means 'to cut off', to cut away options and make a choice. The root caedere gives us suicide (self-killing), homicide (man-killing), precise (cut beforehand, exact), and scissors (cutting tool). The -ed and -ness suffixes make it a noun for the state of being decided.

noun The state or quality of being decided. countable

Her decidedness in making the difficult choice impressed the entire committee.

(名词) 明确性;坚决;果断

她在做出艰难选择时的果断给整个委员会留下了深刻印象。

(sustantivo) determinación; resolución; firmeza; decisión [El estado o la cualidad de ser decidido.]

Su determinación al tomar la difícil decisión impresionó a todo el comité.

(nom) détermination; fermeté; résolution [État d'une personne qui a pris une décision ferme et ne fléchit pas.]

Sa détermination dans ce choix difficile a impressionné tout le comité.

(Substantiv) Entschiedenheit; Bestimmtheit [**Decidedness** beschreibt den Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, eine klare, unmissverständliche und feststehende Haltung oder Entscheidung zu vertreten, ohne Zweifel oder Zögern.]

Ihre **decidedness** bei der schwierigen Entscheidung beeindruckte das gesamte Gremium.

(名詞) 断固として迷いなく決定する状態や性質。

難しい選択をする際の彼女の果断さが、委員会全体を感心させた。

(substantivo) determinação; firmeza; resolução [O estado ou qualidade de ser decidido.]

Sua determinação ao fazer a difícil escolha impressionou todo o comitê.

Word parts: de + cid + ed + ness

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