forwardness

Noun

• prompt willingness
  • readiness to continue discussions
    
  • they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel
    
  • they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
    
  • he tried to explain his forwardness in battle
    

• an advanced stage
  • the forwardness of the harvest this year
    
  • the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter
    

• offensive boldness and assertiveness

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  readiness , eagerness , zeal , bumptiousness , cockiness , pushiness