different between impulsive vs indecision

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French impulsif, from Latin impulsivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p?ls?v/

Adjective

impulsive (comparative more impulsive, superlative most impulsive)

1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

   • Poor men! poor papers! We and they / Do some impulsive force obey.

2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.

   • my heart, impulsive and wayward

3. (mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.

Related terms

• impulse
• impulsion
• impulsively
• impulsiveness
• impulsor
• impulsory

Translations

References

• impulsive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impulsive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Noun

impulsive (plural impulsives)

1. That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.
   • 1613, Henry Wotton, letter to Edmund Bacon

     Notwithstanding all which Motives and impulsives , Sir Thomas Overbury refused to be sent abroad , with such terms

2. One whose behaviour or personality is characterized by being impulsive.

French

Adjective

impulsive

1. feminine singular of impulsif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

impulsive

1. inflection of impulsiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

impulsive f pl

1. feminine plural of impulsivo

Latin

Adjective

impuls?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of impuls?vus

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

impulsive

1. definite singular/plural of impulsiv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

impulsive

1. definite singular/plural of impulsiv

English

Etymology

From French indécision.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???n
• IPA^(key): /?nd??s??(?)n/

Noun

indecision (usually uncountable, plural indecisions)

1. The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.
   • 1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, chapter 21:

     There was no indecision or delay in the establishment of their relations; Rebecca's heart flew like an arrow to its mark, and her mind, meeting its superior, settled at once into an abiding attitude of respectful homage.

Synonyms

• (inability to decide): indecisiveness

Translations