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FORCEFULNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Physical energy or intensity

Example:

a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man

Synonyms:

force; forcefulness; strength

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

intensity; intensiveness (high level or degree; the property of being intense)

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

brunt (main force of a blow etc)

impulse; momentum (an impelling force or strength)

energy; vigor; vigour; zip (forceful exertion)

Derivation:

forceful (forceful and definite in expression or action)

forceful (characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical))

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