Meanings
nouncontentiousness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state of being contentious.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincontentiōsus
- Middle Frenchcontentieux
- Englishcontentious
- Englishcontentiousness
From contentious + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch twist
- twistThe state of being contentious
Finnish kiistanalaisuus
- kiistanalaisuusThe state of being contentious
Russian сварливость, раздражительность
- сварливость (svarlivostʹ)The state of being contentious
- раздражительность (razdražitelʹnostʹ)The state of being contentious
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APA
contentiousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contentiousness
MLA
“contentiousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contentiousness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contentiousness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contentiousness.
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