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pugnacity vs bellicoseness

bellicoseness vs pugnacity

pugnacity and bellicoseness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pugnacity Yes No No No
bellicoseness Yes No No No
As nouns, bellicoseness is a hyponym of pugnacity; that is, bellicoseness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pugnacity:
  • pugnacity: a natural disposition to be hostile
  • bellicoseness: a natural disposition to fight
Other hyponyms of pugnacity include bellicosity, truculence, truculency.
pugnacity (noun) bellicoseness (noun)
a natural disposition to be hostile a natural disposition to fight
Difference between pugnacity and bellicoseness

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