bellicosity

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/ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsɪti//ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsəti/

noun

The characteristic of being bellicose.

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martialitybellicoseness
OriginEnglish bellicose ← Middle English bellicose ← Latin bellicosus →
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Meanings

nounbellicosity (countable and uncountable, plural bellicosities)

plural bellicosities

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristic of being bellicose.

    The timing is intriguing too. Before this news North Korea was all bellicosity and bluster.

    29 February 2012, Aidan Foster-Carter, BBC News North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumeshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17213948

    Synonyms: martiality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being bellicose.

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martiality

More synonyms by meaning

nouna natural disposition to fight

Similar
bellicoseness
Broader
aggressivenessbelligerencepugnacity
Also see
bellicosenessmartialitypolemomania

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbellicosus
  2. Middle Englishbellicose
  3. Englishbellicose
  4. Englishbellicosity

From bellicose + -osity.

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Translations

Catalan bel·licositat
  • bel·licositatcharacteristic of being bellicose
Finnish sotaisuus
  • sotaisuuscharacteristic of being bellicose
Hindi आक्रामकता
  • आक्रामकता (ākrāmaktā)characteristic of being bellicose
Icelandic stríðsgirni, stríðsfíkn
  • stríðsgirnicharacteristic of being bellicose
  • stríðsfíkncharacteristic of being bellicose
  • deilugirnicharacteristic of being bellicose
  • óeirðarsemicharacteristic of being bellicose
Russian вои́нственность
  • вои́нственность (voínstvennostʹ)characteristic of being bellicose
Spanish belicosidad
  • belicosidadcharacteristic of being bellicose
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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