Synonyms for forwardness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fawr-werd-nis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr wərd nɪs


Définition of forwardness

Origin :
  • 1520s, from forward (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "presumptuousness" is from c.1600.
  • noun boldness
Example sentences :
  • 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

Antonyms for forwardness

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