Indecisiveness

Definitions: Indecisiveness

Indecisiveness

Noun

1. Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost".

2. The trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court".

Date "indecisiveness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1904. (references)

Synonyms: Indecisiveness

Synonyms: indecision (n), irresolution (n). (additional references)

Antonym: decisiveness (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Indecisiveness

English words defined with "indecisiveness": indecision ♦ suspensive. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Indecisiveness of Modern War (reference) Overcoming Indecisiveness (reference) (more book examples)
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Play	Caption
	Suspense; anxiety; apprehension; chiller; cliff-hanger; expectancy; expectation; grabber; hesitancy; hesitation; impatience; indecision; indecisiveness; insecurity; irresolution; page-turner; perplexity; potboiler; tension; thriller; uncertainty; tense; i.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Political Economy	Sri Lanka	In addition to the impact of the armed conflict, business people remain concerned about lethargy and indecisiveness in the bureaucracy, the politicization of major government projects and deals, inadequate maintenance and upgrading of infrastructure, corruption, inflexible labor laws and militant trade unions. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Indecisiveness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Indecisiveness" is used about 23 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	23	72,767

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "indecisiveness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		优�"寡断. (various references)

French		indécision (indecision). (various references)

German		Unschlüssigkeiten. (various references)

Greek		αναποφασιστικότητα (shilly shally). (various references)

Indonesian		kemenduaan. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		優�"不断 (shilly-shally). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぐらぐら (lolling), ゆうじゅうふ� �" (shilly-shally), ゆうじゅう. (various references)

Pig Latin		indecisivenessay

Vietnamese		tính lưỡng lự (indeterminateness, indetermination), tính không r (indefinability), tính không quyết định tính lờ mờ, tính không quả quyết, tính không dứt khoát (indefinitiveness), tính do dự (indeterminateness, indetermination, irresoluteness). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "indecisiveness": indecisivenesses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Indecisiveness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: indeciciveness. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "indecisiveness" (pronounced i'nde"sīsivnus)
6	-s i v n u s	aggressiveness, cohesiveness, decisiveness, defensiveness, divisiveness, elusiveness, inclusiveness, intrusiveness, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, possessiveness, responsiveness.
5	-i v n u s	assertiveness, attentiveness, attractiveness, combativeness, competitiveness, creativeness, destructiveness, distinctiveness, effectiveness, ineffectiveness, inventiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, secretiveness, sensitiveness, suggestiveness, vindictiveness.
4	-v n u s	forgiveness, resistiveness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, astuteness, asynchronous, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, coldness, Colonus, compactness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, directness, disingenuousness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, indebtedness, indigenous, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resourcefulness, restlessness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, selfishness, selflessness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-e-i-i-i-n-n-s-s-s-v"
	-2 letters: decisiveness, incisiveness.
	-4 letters: indecisive, nicenesses.
	-5 letters: denseness, disseisin, divinises, evidences, icinesses, neediness, seediness, snideness.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-e-i-i-i-n-n-s-s-s-v"
	+2 letters: indecisivenesses, vindictivenesses.
	+3 letters: distinctivenesses.
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