threateningness

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noun

The quality of being threatening, presenting or making a threat.

Similar
minaciousness
Opposite
unthreateningness
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Meanings

nounthreateningness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being threatening, presenting or making a threat.

    Synonyms: minaciousness · Antonyms: unthreateningness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being threatening, presenting or making a threat.

Similar
minaciousness
Opposite
unthreateningness
Also see
minaciousness

Origin

From threatening + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

threateningness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threateningness

MLA

“threateningness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threateningness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “threateningness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threateningness.

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