Etymology

contentiousness

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Today it means: The state of being contentious. Full definition →

English contentious ← Middle French contentieux ← Latin contentiōsus
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  1. Latincontentiōsus
  2. Middle Frenchcontentieux
  3. Englishcontentious
  4. English todaycontentiousness

From contentious + -ness.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.