Can-do-ness

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Confidence or willingness to get something done. informal, uncountable

    "Brian applied that can-do-ness in the way he rigorously studied ice cream to turn himself from a total amateur into a professional."

Example

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"Brian applied that can-do-ness in the way he rigorously studied ice cream to turn himself from a total amateur into a professional."

Etymology

From can-do + -ness.

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