English-Thai Dictionary

forwardness

N ความพร้อม  ความอยาก  ความกล้าหาญ  ภาวะ ที่อยู่ ข้างหน้า 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORWARDNESS

n. 1. Cheerful readiness; promptness. It expresses more than willingness. We admire the forwardness of christians in propagating the gospel.
2. Eagerness; ardor. It is sometimes difficult to restrain the forwardness of youth.
3. Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or modesty.
In France it is usual to bring children into company, and cherish in them, from their infancy, a kind of forwardness and assurance.
4. A state of advance beyond the usual degree; as the forwardness of spring or of corn.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORWARDNESS

FORWARDNESS For "ward *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.

 

2. An advanced stage of progress or of preparation; advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness. Robertson.

 

3. Eagerness; ardor; as, it is difficult to restrain the forwardness of youth.

 

3. Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or modesty. In France it is usual to bring children into company, and cherish in them, from their infancy, a kind of forwardness and assurance. Addison.

 

5. A state of advance beyond the usual degree; prematureness; precocity; as, the forwardnessof spring or of corn; the forwardness of a pupil. He had such a dexterous proclivity, as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness. Sir H. Wotton.

 

Syn. -- Promptness; promptitude; eagerness; ardor; zeal; assurance; confidence; boldness; impudence; presumption.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

forwardness

for ward ness |ˈfôrwərdnəs ˈfɔːrwərdnəs | ▶noun boldness or overfamiliarity in manner: he was taken aback by the girl's forwardness.

 

Oxford Dictionary

forwardness

for ¦ward |ness |ˈfɔːwədnəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] boldness or overfamiliarity in manner: he was taken aback by the girl's forwardness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

forwardness

forwardness noun Constance was so appalled at his forwardness that she burst out, ‘Don't be cheeky! ’: boldness, brashness, brazenness, barefacedness, shamelessness, immodesty, audacity, effrontery, daring, presumption, familiarity, overfamiliarity, irreverence, over-assertiveness, overconfidence, overweening nature; aggressiveness, aggression, pertness, impudence, impertinence, cheek, insolence; informal neck, brass neck, face, cockiness, freshness. ANTONYMS shyness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

forwardness

f ó r ward ness 名詞 U 1 ずうずうしさ .2 (季節 作物などの )早いこと ; (子供などの )早熟 .3 積極性 ; 熱心 .