pushinessn.

Brit.

/ˈpʊʃɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpʊʃinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pushy adj., -ness suffix, push v., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: In sense 1 < pushy adj. + -ness suffix; compare earlier pushery n. In sense 2 < push v. + -y suffix¹ + -ness suffix.

1. The state or quality of being ‘pushy’; excessive or aggressive self-assertion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun]

spritec1540

forwardnessa1616

perkinga1624

petulcity1628

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furthinessa1658

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self-assertion1805

bumptiousness1834

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aggression1889

pushfulness1897

pushiness1898

chestiness1909

attitude1975

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > specific inconsiderate of others' rights

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1898 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 29 Aug. 6/1 This is the fault of the ‘double standard’ set up by society, not of the pushiness of the modern girl.

1955 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 7 June 30/1 Communists are in no position to press for further conquest and want now to calm the troubles which their pushiness has caused.

1969 A. D. Grimshaw Racial Violence in U.S. iii. xi. 385 The period of ‘classic’ race rioting..was one in which whites responded to Negro ‘insubordination’ and ‘pushiness’ by direct assault upon the minority.

1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Jan. 79/1 She had a kind of insistent pushiness in the interests of her family that brooked no contradiction.

1984 L. J. Budd in S. de Saussure Davis & P. D. Beidler Mythologizing Mark Twain 83 Twain had a realistic sense of the skepticism, pushiness, thick skin, and opportunism that bring success to reporters.

1996 Big Issue 2 Dec. 42/4 Kevin just doesn't have any pushiness in him. I've never seen him force or hassle anyone.

2. Philosophy. A. N. Whitehead's name for: the property inherent in a material object which enables it to be apprehended and identified by touch. Now rare.

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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [noun] > perception > that which is perceived > properties of

pushiness1920

1920 A. N. Whitehead Concept of Nature ii. 43 We are left with spatio-temporal positions, and what I may term the ‘pushiness’ of the body.

1927 B. Russell Outl. Philos. x. 118 We must give up what Whitehead admirably calls the ‘pushiness’ of matter.

1944 E. Nagel in P. A. Schilpp Philos. Bertrand Russell 339 It seems to me grotesque to say that the ‘pushiness’ of matter can disappear as a consequence of a new analysis or redefinition of matter.

1953 Jrnl. Philos. 50 121 The natural elements include the quality of tension, strain, or pushiness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pushiness
释义	pushinessn. Brit. /ˈpʊʃɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpʊʃinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pushy adj., -ness suffix, push v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: In sense 1 < pushy adj. + -ness suffix; compare earlier pushery n. In sense 2 < push v. + -y suffix¹ + -ness suffix. 1. The state or quality of being ‘pushy’; excessive or aggressive self-assertion. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun] spritec1540 forwardnessa1616 perkinga1624 petulcity1628 perknessa1640 furthinessa1658 outbearing1740 self-assertion1805 bumptiousness1834 cockiness1841 perkiness1847 self-assertiveness1855 coxiness1859 forthputting1861 assertiveness1881 pushingness1881 aggression1889 pushfulness1897 pushiness1898 chestiness1909 attitude1975 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > specific inconsiderate of others' rights push1855 pushingness1881 pushfulness1897 pushiness1898 thrustfulness1907 1898 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 29 Aug. 6/1 This is the fault of the ‘double standard’ set up by society, not of the pushiness of the modern girl. 1955 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 7 June 30/1 Communists are in no position to press for further conquest and want now to calm the troubles which their pushiness has caused. 1969 A. D. Grimshaw Racial Violence in U.S. iii. xi. 385 The period of ‘classic’ race rioting..was one in which whites responded to Negro ‘insubordination’ and ‘pushiness’ by direct assault upon the minority. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Jan. 79/1 She had a kind of insistent pushiness in the interests of her family that brooked no contradiction. 1984 L. J. Budd in S. de Saussure Davis & P. D. Beidler Mythologizing Mark Twain 83 Twain had a realistic sense of the skepticism, pushiness, thick skin, and opportunism that bring success to reporters. 1996 Big Issue 2 Dec. 42/4 Kevin just doesn't have any pushiness in him. I've never seen him force or hassle anyone. 2. Philosophy. A. N. Whitehead's name for: the property inherent in a material object which enables it to be apprehended and identified by touch. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [noun] > perception > that which is perceived > properties of pushiness1920 1920 A. N. Whitehead Concept of Nature ii. 43 We are left with spatio-temporal positions, and what I may term the ‘pushiness’ of the body. 1927 B. Russell Outl. Philos. x. 118 We must give up what Whitehead admirably calls the ‘pushiness’ of matter. 1944 E. Nagel in P. A. Schilpp Philos. Bertrand Russell 339 It seems to me grotesque to say that the ‘pushiness’ of matter can disappear as a consequence of a new analysis or redefinition of matter. 1953 Jrnl. Philos. 50 121 The natural elements include the quality of tension, strain, or pushiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1898
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