PUGNACITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A natural disposition to be hostile

Synonyms:

aggressiveness; belligerence; pugnacity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("pugnacity" is a kind of...):

disagreeableness (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pugnacity"):

bellicoseness; bellicosity (a natural disposition to fight)

truculence; truculency (obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness)

Derivation:

aggressive (characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight)