Associations to the word «Forwardness»
Noun
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Wiktionary
FORWARDNESS, noun. The quality of being forward.
Dictionary definition
FORWARDNESS, noun. Offensive boldness and assertiveness.
FORWARDNESS, noun. An advanced stage; "the forwardness of the harvest this year"; "the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter".
FORWARDNESS, noun. Prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
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