aggressiveness

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/əˈɡrɛsɪvnɪs/

noun

The state or quality of being aggressive.

“The aggressiveness of various sulfate salts towards concrete is partly related to solubility.”

Similar
aggressionaggressivitybelligerencepugnacity
OriginEnglish aggressive ← Latin aggressu ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounaggressiveness (usually uncountable, plural aggressivenesses)

plural aggressivenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being aggressive.

    It was a randy aggressiveness he had enjoyed because he had not used or needed it before.

    1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 29

    Synonyms: aggression, aggressivity

  2. uncountableusuallyThe propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.

    The aggressiveness of various sulfate salts towards concrete is partly related to solubility.

  3. countableusuallyThe result or product of being aggressive.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being aggressive.

Similar
aggressionaggressivity

More synonyms by meaning

nouna feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

Similar
aggression
Broader
hostilityenmityill will

nouna natural disposition to be hostile

Similar
belligerencepugnacity
Broader
disagreeableness
Also see
aggressionaggressivitybelligerencepugnaciousnesspugnacitytruculence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  6. Latingradior
  7. Latinaggredior
  8. Latinaggressu
  9. Englishaggress
  10. Englishaggressive
  11. Englishaggressiveness

From aggressive + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian агреси́вност
  • агреси́вност (agresívnost)state or quality being aggressive
Catalan agressivitat
  • agressivitatstate or quality being aggressive
Czech útočnost, agresivita
  • útočnoststate or quality being aggressive
  • agresivitastate or quality being aggressive
Esperanto agresemo
  • agresemostate or quality being aggressive
Finnish aggressiivisuus
  • aggressiivisuusstate or quality being aggressive
French agressivité
  • agressivitéstate or quality being aggressive
German Aggressivität
  • Aggressivitätstate or quality being aggressive
Greek επιθετικότητα
  • επιθετικότητα (epithetikótita)state or quality being aggressive
Hindi आक्रामकता
  • आक्रामकता (ākrāmaktā)state or quality being aggressive
Hungarian agresszivitás
  • agresszivitásstate or quality being aggressive
Italian aggressività
  • aggressivitàstate or quality being aggressive
Persian پرخاشگری
  • پرخاشگریstate or quality being aggressive
Polish agresywność
  • agresywnośćstate or quality being aggressive
Portuguese agressividade
  • agressividadestate or quality being aggressive
Romanian agresivitate
  • agresivitatestate or quality being aggressive
Russian агресси́вность
  • агресси́вность (agressívnostʹ)state or quality being aggressive
Spanish agresividad
  • agresividadstate or quality being aggressive
Turkish saldırganlık, agresiflik
  • saldırganlıkstate or quality being aggressive
  • agresiflikstate or quality being aggressive
Ukrainian агреси́вність
  • агреси́вність (ahresývnistʹ)state or quality being aggressive
Cite this entry
APA

aggressiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggressiveness

MLA

“aggressiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggressiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aggressiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggressiveness.

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