noun

bossiness

bossiness

Her bossiness makes her difficult to work with.

Her bossiness makes her difficult to work with.

I'm tired of his constant bossiness.

I'm tired of his constant bossiness.

((sb.'s)) bossiness someone's quality of being bossy Her bossiness is sometimes too much.

Synonyms: authoritarianism, domineeringness; Antonyms: submissiveness, meekness

From 'bossy' + the suffix '-ness', which forms nouns indicating a state or quality.

Think of the 'ness' or quality of being a 'bossy' person who likes to give orders.

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