forwardness

[ fawr-werd-nis ]

/ ˈfɔr wərd nɪs /

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noun

overreadiness to push oneself forward; lack of appropriate modesty; presumption; boldness.

cheerful readiness; eagerness.

the condition of being advanced.

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Origin of forwardness

First recorded in 1515–25; forward + -ness

Words nearby forwardness

forwarding, forwarding agent, forward-looking, forward market, forwardmost, forwardness, forward pass, forward quotation, forward roll, forwards, forward slash

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How to use forwardness in a sentence

It gives you the sense of the forwardness of history as well as the backwardness.
Archbishop Pitches on Youtube For More Souls As He Prepares To Christen George|Tom Sykes|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Daughters Malia and Sasha are appreciative of the president's uptick in fashion-forwardness too.
Michelle Obama's Second Vogue Cover Released|Misty White Sidell|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Something like (forgive my forwardness) “No representation without taxation.”
How the Wall Street Protesters Win|Lee Siegel|October 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
My wife is still in the country; my house all in dirt; but my work in a good forwardness, and will be much to my mind at last.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys

He fell into a chaffing way with his children and laughed heartily at Marian's forwardness.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
Here we are more concerned with that forwardness to serve humanity, which he made the other mark of the true nation.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
Then, half-ashamed and startled at her forwardness, her gaze dropped.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers
The frost was followed by glowing heats, and a wonderful forwardness of flowers and fruits.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

British Dictionary definitions for forwardness

forwardness

/ (ˈfɔːwədnɪs) /

noun

lack of modesty; presumption; boldness

willing readiness; eagerness

a state or condition of advanced progress or development

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