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Synonyms for forcefulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawrs-fuhl, fohrs-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrs fəl, ˈfoʊrs-

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Définition of forcefulness

Origin :
  • 1570s, from force (n.) + -ful. Related: Forcefully; forcefulness.
  • noun force
Example sentences :
  • It was forcefulness, despite his many shortcomings, which most appealed to her.
  • Extract from : « Kennedy Square » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • The idea was expanded in an essay on forcefulness of character.
  • Extract from : « Command » by William McFee
  • He had found an appearance of forcefulness in the use of violent words.
  • Extract from : « In Accordance with the Evidence » by Oliver Onions
  • It amply made up in forcefulness anything it lacked in logic.
  • Extract from : « The Centralia Conspiracy » by Ralph Chaplin
  • His face was an epitome of forcefulness, his lips hard, his eyes brilliant.
  • Extract from : « The Black Box » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • The forcefulness of the "don't" and the "never" have been investigated by education.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Management » by L. M. Gilbreth
  • There was a cast-iron quality about it, a forcefulness, that made her wonder.
  • Extract from : « The Odds » by Ethel M. Dell
  • So quickly did the forcefulness or ineptitude of four commanders determine the course of events.
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose
  • Since its owner has forcefulness and a power of selfish concentration, the voice is mostly magnetic and cold and strong.
  • Extract from : « My Friend Annabel Lee » by Mary MacLane
  • His black robe added to the forcefulness of the suggestion and the impression became a part of the song of that church.
  • Extract from : « Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes » by Howard W. Odum

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