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Dominative vs Assertive - What's the difference?

dominative | assertive |

As adjectives the difference between dominative and assertive

is that dominative is exhibiting or pertaining to domination while assertive is boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

dominative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exhibiting or pertaining to domination.
  • * 1969 , Lois N. Nelson, The nature of teaching: a collection of readings
    • A sustained dominative pattern was consistently disliked by pupils, reduced their ability to recall, later on, the material studied, and produced disruptive anxiety as indicated by galvanic skin response and changes in the heartbeat rates.

    assertive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive

    • Derived terms

    * assertiveness