go-aheadativeness

noun

go-ahead·​ative·​ness

variants or go-aheaditiveness

ˌgōəˈhedə̇tivnə̇s

plural -es

: progressiveness

Word History

Etymology

go-ahead + -ative or -itive + -ness

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