contentiousness

nounaggressiveness

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noun aggressiveness

aggression
bellicoseness
bellicosity
belligerence
belligerency
combativeness
disagreeableness
fight
hostility
pugnacity
quarrelsomeness
truculence
truculency
argumentativeness
pugnaciousness

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Word Origin & History

c.1500, from Middle French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus "obstinate, quarrelsome," from contentionem (see contend). Related: Contentiously; contentiousness.

Example Sentences for contentiousness

Settled rancour is the last and worst form of contentiousness.

How tired I am of watching myself, of trying to detect the secret of my disgust and contentiousness.

The other wisdom is productive of nothing really valuable, and inspires those who possess it with contentiousness.

Since things were going especially well he could not say much, but still he could look his contentiousness, and did.

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Synonyms for contentiousness

argumentativeness