bellicosity (Meaning)
bellicosity (n)
a natural disposition to fight
Synonyms & Antonyms of bellicosity
Synonyms:
- petulance
- peevishness
- irritableness
- disagreeableness
- fierceness
- jingoism
- rudeness
- testiness
- irascibility
- biliousness
- grouchiness
- captiousness
- militarism
- querulousness
- chip on one's shoulder
- hyperaggressiveness
- crossness
- antagonism
- imperialism
- grumpiness
- surliness
- acidity
- pettishness
- fretfulness
- crankiness
- fractiousness
- unfriendliness
- orneriness
- irritability
- militantness
- huffiness
Antonyms:
bellicosity Sentence Examples
- The bellicosity of the rival factions threatened to escalate into open warfare.
- Despite his reputation for belligerence, he displayed unexpected moments of bellicosity.
- The bellicosity of the negotiations hindered any progress towards a peaceful resolution.
- The speaker's harsh words and aggressive tone were met with equal bellicosity from the audience.
- The bellicosity of the protestors made it difficult for law enforcement to maintain order.
- The bellicosity of the debate overshadowed any hope of reaching a consensus.
- The writer's bellicosity in their prose alienated many potential readers.
- The bellicosity of the military threatened to destabilize the region.
- The bellicosity of the rhetoric reflected the deep-seated tensions between the two nations.
- The bellicosity of the situation made it imperative to find a diplomatic solution.
FAQs About the word bellicosity
a natural disposition to fight
aggression, hostility, aggressiveness, contentiousness, assaultiveness, scrappiness, feistiness,belligerence, truculence, belligerency
friendliness, cordiality, sociability, friendliness, nonaggression, pacifism,pacifism, benevolence, benevolence, nonaggression
The bellicosity of the rival factions threatened to escalate into open warfare.
Despite his reputation for belligerence, he displayed unexpected moments of bellicosity.
The bellicosity of the negotiations hindered any progress towards a peaceful resolution.
The speaker's harsh words and aggressive tone were met with equal bellicosity from the audience.
