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COMMITTEDNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose

Example:

a man of energy and commitment

Synonyms:

commitment; committedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("committedness" is a kind of...):

earnestness; serious-mindedness; seriousness; sincerity (the trait of being serious)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "committedness"):

investment (the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result)

Derivation:

committed (bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude)

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