Meanings
nounminaciousness (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of threateningness: the quality of being minacious.
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Origin
- Latinminax“threatening”
- Late Latinminacia“threat”
- Englishminaciousness
From minacious + -ness, from Late Latin minacia (“threat”), from Latin minax (“threatening”).
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minaciousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minaciousness
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“minaciousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minaciousness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minaciousness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minaciousness.
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