definitiveness
Quality of finality
Definitiveness is the quality of being definite, final, or conclusive.
A ruling has definitiveness when it settles a matter beyond further dispute.
The word often appears in legal or academic contexts where the degree of certainty matters: The court's opinion lacked the definitiveness needed to establish precedent.
Decisiveness and finality are close synonyms.
Quality of being final
- irrevocabilityInability to be undone
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- terminationAct of ending something
- completionAct of finishing
settlement · resolution · decisiveness · irreversibility · culmination · finale · adjudication · determination
Firm promise or certainty
- convictionFirmly held belief
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- certitudeFirm belief, unshakable
unquestionability · infallibility · incontrovertibility · irrefutability · positiveness · conclusiveness · decidedness · absoluteness
Quality of being unambiguous
- lucidityClearness of mind
- perspicuityPlainness of expression
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- comprehensibilityClarity of meaning
distinctness · articulateness · coherence · transparency · understandability · clearness · plainness · directness
Correctness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- specificityExactness of detail
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
rigor · particularity · detail · nicety · scrupulousness · punctiliousness · strictness · refinement
Quality of seeming trustworthy
- peremptorinessDomineering insistence on obedience
- officialnessState of formal authorization
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- canonicityOfficial inclusion status
pronouncement · decree · ruling · mandate · dictum · edict · proclamation · adjudication
conclusiveness
Quality of being final
- irrevocabilityInability to be undone
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- terminationAct of ending something
completion · settlement · resolution · decisiveness · irreversibility · culmination · finale · adjudication · determination · seal
assurance
Firm promise or certainty
- convictionFirmly held belief
- surenessAbsence of uncertainty
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
certitude · unquestionability · infallibility · incontrovertibility · irrefutability · positiveness · conclusiveness · decidedness · absoluteness · factuality
explicitness
Quality of being unambiguous
- lucidityClearness of mind
- perspicuityPlainness of expression
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
comprehensibility · distinctness · articulateness · coherence · transparency · understandability · clearness · plainness · directness · straightforwardness
exactness
Correctness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- specificityExactness of detail
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
meticulousness · rigor · particularity · detail · nicety · scrupulousness · punctiliousness · strictness · refinement · discrimination
authoritativeness
Quality of seeming trustworthy
- peremptorinessDomineering insistence on obedience
- officialnessState of formal authorization
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
canonicity · pronouncement · decree · ruling · mandate · dictum · edict · proclamation · adjudication · judgment
- assertivenessassertiveness, boldness, directness, speaking up, firmness
definitivenesstentativeness
State of being uncertain
inconclusiveness · uncertainty · equivocation · indefiniteness · hesitancy
definitivenessvagueness
Absence of precision
imprecision · fuzziness · nebulousness · haziness · obscurity
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