Definition of Forcefulness

1. Noun. Physical energy or intensity. "A government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

Exact synonyms: Force, Strength
Specialized synonyms: Brunt, Impulse, Momentum, Energy, Vigor, Vigour, Zip
Generic synonyms: Intensity, Intensiveness
Derivative terms: Forceful, Forceful

Definition of Forcefulness

1. Noun. The characteristic or quality of being forceful ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forcefulness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forcefulness

forced landing
forced march
forced out
forced respiration
forced rhyme
forced rhymes
forced sale
forced vital capacity
forcedly
forcedness
forcefield
forcefields
forceful
forcefull
forcefully
forcefulness
forcefulnesses
forceless
forcemeat
forcemeats
forcement
forcené
forceout
forceouts
forceps
forceps anterior
forceps delivery
forceps major
forceps minor
forceps posterior

Literary usage of Forcefulness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supervised Study: A Discussion of the Study Lesson in High School by Alfred Lawrence Hall-Quest (1920)
"Interest is more likely to be sustained under this differentiated method of composition work. b. Fluency and Forcefulness of Expression depend upon having ..."

2. Yorkshire Folk-talk: With Characteristics of Those who Speak it in the North by Marmaduke Charles Frederick Morris (1892)
"... which of itself is no small result of its labours, and cannot but prove a valuable addition to dialectical literature. It is, Forcefulness ..."

3. A Minimum Course in Rhetoric by Henry Copp Edgar (1922)
"F Forcefulness; an idea fails to receive the forcefulness it deserves (sections 140-146). Gr Grammatical correctness (sections 87-128). ..."

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