forwardness

[ fawr-werd-nis ]

noun

1. overreadiness to push oneself forward; lack of appropriate modesty; presumption; boldness.
2. cheerful readiness; eagerness.
3. the condition of being advanced.

ˈforwardness

/ ˈfɔːwədnɪs /

noun

1. lack of modesty; presumption; boldness
2. willing readiness; eagerness
3. a state or condition of advanced progress or development

Word History and Origins

Origin of forwardness¹

First recorded in 1515–25; forward + -ness

Example Sentences

“ChatGPT encouraged an odd strain of forwardness that was helpful in getting the dates set up quickly,” Tal Murphy wrote.

From Washington Post

Even so, ChatGPT encouraged an odd strain of forwardness that was helpful in getting the dates set up quickly.

From Slate

Though she’d sung about chasing down longing before, she got far more explicit about desire, flaunting her forwardness over the undulating groove of “The Hawk for the Dove,” and attacking her fiddle solo like a wild-eyed, eruptive fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times

Pardon my forwardness — and my ignorance, for not knowing your work until now! — but I’m overwhelmed by your lucid musicality.

From New York Times

And the Zoom meeting was not the first time Mr. Toobin has surprised someone in the business with his sexual forwardness.

From New York Times