authoritativeness
81veracity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See truth. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Honesty] Syn. truth, truthfulness, trustworthiness, integrity, honor, honesty, ingenuousness, candor, frankness, openness, fidelity, probity, plain dealing,… …
82Authority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Authority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 authority authority Sgm: N 1 influence influence patronage power preponderance credit prestige prerogative jurisdiction Sgm: N 1 right right …
83authoritative — (adj.) c.1600, dictatorial (a sense now restricted to AUTHORITARIAN (Cf. authoritarian)), from AUTHORITY (Cf. authority) (q.v.). Meaning possessing authority is recorded from 1650s; that of proceeding from proper authority is from 1809. Related:… …
84magisterialness — mædʒɪ stɪrɪəlnɪs / stɪər n. authoritativeness; quality of being domineering …
85powerfulness — paÊŠÉ™(r)flnɪs n. forcefulness, intensity; state of having great physical strength, mightiness; potency, effectiveness; authoritativeness, state of having great influence …
86authoritative — [ɔ: θɒrɪtətɪv, ˌteɪtɪv] adjective 1》 reliable because true or accurate: an authoritative source. 2》 commanding and self confident. 3》 supported by authority. Derivatives authoritatively adverb authoritativeness noun …
87power — n. 1. Ableness, efficacy, ability, capability, faculty, efficiency, cogency, competency, might. 2. Force, energy, strength, ability. 3. Susceptibility, capacity. 4. Faculty, talent, endowment, gift. 5. Authority, authoritativeness, rule,… …
88potency — noun 1) the potency of his words Syn: forcefulness, force, effectiveness, persuasiveness, cogency, influence, strength, authoritativeness, authority, power, powerfulness; literary puissance 2) the potency of the drugs Syn …
89influence — n Influence, authority, prestige, weight, credit are comparable when they mean power exerted over the minds or acts of others either without apparent effort or as the result of the qualities, the position, or the reputation of the person or thing …
90judge — vb 1 Judge, adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate mean to decide something in dispute or controversy upon its merits and upon evidence. All these words imply the existence of a competent legal tribunal or of its equivalent. Judge implies mainly the… …
