decisive

See also:décisive

English

Etymology

FromMiddle Frenchdécisif,equivalent todecide+‎-ive.

Pronunciation

• (UK)IPA^(key):/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/

  • Audio(Southern England):

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• Rhymes:-aɪsɪv

Adjective

decisive(comparativemoredecisive,superlativemostdecisive)

1. Having the power or quality ofdecidinga question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;final;conclusive.

   decisivevote

   decisivebattle

   • 2011November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, inBBC Sport‎^[1]:

     In truth, Tottenham never really looked like taking all three points and this defeat means they face a battle to reach the knockout stages -with their next home game against PAOK Salonika on 30 November likely to provedecisive.

2. Decided;definite;incontrovertible.

   decisivevictory

   • 1949,Joseph Campbell,“The Hero and the God”, inThe Hero with a Thousand Faces:

     [F]abulous forces are there encountered and adecisivevictory is won:[…]

3. Marked bypromptnessand decision.

   decisiveaction

   • 1804,John Foster,Essays, in a Series of Letters:

     A noble instance of this attribute of thedecisivecharacter.

Synonyms

• decided
• positive
• conclusive

Antonyms

• indecisive

Derived terms

• decisively
• decisiveness
• nondecisive
• undecisive

Related terms

• decidable
• decide
• decided

Translations

having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy

• Azerbaijani:həlledici
• Bulgarian:решаващ(bg)(rešavašt)
• Catalan:decisiu(ca)
• Czech:rozhodující(cs),směrodatný
• Danish:afgørende
• Dutch:beslissend(nl),afdoend(nl),doorslaggevend(nl)
• Finnish:ratkaiseva(fi)
• French:décisif(fr)
• Galician:decisivo
• German:entscheidend(de),ausschlaggebend(de)
• Greek:αποφασιστικός(el)(apofasistikós)

  Ancient:κρίσιμος(krísimos)

• Hebrew:החלטי(hekhlet'y)
• Hungarian:döntő(hu),mérvadó(hu)
• Irish:cinntitheach,cinniúnach
• Italian:decisivo(it),determinante(it),sostanziale(it)
• Latvian:izšķirošs
• Persian:تعیینکننده
• Polish:decydujący(pl),przesądzający,rozsądzający
• Portuguese:decisivo(pt)
• Russian:решающий(ru)(rešajuščij)
• Serbo-Croatian:odlùčujūćī,prȅsudan(sh)
• Spanish:decisivo(es)
• Swedish:avgörande(sv),utslagsgivande,bestämmande(sv)
• Ukrainian:виріша́льний(vyrišálʹnyj)

marked by promptness and decision

• Azerbaijani:qəti(az)
• Bulgarian:решителен(bg)(rešitelen)
• Catalan:decisiu(ca)
• Czech:rozhodný(cs)
• Danish:beslutsom
• Dutch:besluitvaardig(nl),beslist(nl)
• Finnish:päättäväinen(fi)
• French:ferme(fr),décidé(fr)
• German:entschlussfreudig
• Greek:αποφασιστικός(el)(apofasistikós)
• Italian:decisivo(it),deciso(it)
• Polish:stanowczy(pl),zdecydowany(pl),bezapelacyjny
• Portuguese:decidido(pt)
• Russian:реши́тельный(ru)(rešítelʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:ȍdlūčan(sh)
• Spanish:decidido(es)
• Swedish:beslutsam(sv),fast(sv),resolut(sv),bestämd(sv)
• Ukrainian:рішу́чий(rišúčyj)

References

• “decisive”,inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.
• “decisive”,inThe Century Dictionary[…],New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,1911,→OCLC.

Anagrams

• iDevices

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/de.t͡ʃiˈzi.ve/
• Rhymes:-ive
• Hyphenation:de‧ci‧sì‧ve

Adjective

decisive

1. femininepluralofdecisivo