Antonyms for forwardness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fawr-werd-nis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr wərd nɪs |
Definition of forwardness
Origin :- 1520s, from forward (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "presumptuousness" is from c.1600.
- noun boldness
- Gilian was trembling and parched at the lips now, awake to the enormity of his forwardness.
- Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
- Then, half-ashamed and startled at her forwardness, her gaze dropped.
- Extract from : « Patchwork » by Anna Balmer Myers
- At least I showed no forwardness; to that I was sworn, and adhered most obstinately.
- Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
- Such was their forwardness on the 10th, that it was determined to summon the commandant.
- Extract from : « Southern Literature From 1579-1895 » by Louise Manly
- The ships in Cadiz are getting in forwardness to put to sea.
- Extract from : « Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I » by Sir John Ross
- Astonished and offended by his forwardness, Camilla turned entirely away from him.
- Extract from : « Camilla » by Fanny Burney
- Because—its no forwardness, Miss Anne, murmured Jacky, hanging down her head.
- Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
- The performance was in some forwardness when the events of 1788 in France interrupted it.
- Extract from : « The Ruins » by C. F. [Constantin Francois de] Volney
- Diffidence when forced to action often verges on forwardness.
- Extract from : « The Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks » by Charles Felton Pidgin
- I do think that nothing can equal the forwardness of some New York girls.
- Extract from : « Phemie Frost's Experiences » by Ann S. Stephens
Synonyms for forwardness
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