Meanings
nounargumentativeness (uncountable)
- uncountablethe state of being argumentative
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
- Proto-Italic*argusder.?
- Latinarguō
- Latinargūmentum
- Latinargūmentor
- Medieval Latinargūmentātīvus
- Middle Englishargumentatif
- Englishargumentative
- Englishargumentativeness
From argumentative + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish aighneasacht
- aighneasachtthe state of being argumentative
Polish kłótliwość
- kłótliwośćthe state of being argumentative
Welsh dadleugarwch
- dadleugarwchthe state of being argumentative
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APA
argumentativeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentativeness
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“argumentativeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentativeness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argumentativeness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentativeness.
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