bellicosity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsəti/ merged vowel
- /ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsɪti/ non-merged vowel
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin bellicosusder. Middle English bellicose English bellicose English -osity English bellicosity From bellicose + -osity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The 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
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bellicosities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (10)
es belicosidad (characteristic of being bellicose) · ru вои́нственность (characteristic of being bellicose) · hi आक्रामकता (characteristic of being bellicose) · fi sotaisuus (characteristic of being bellicose) · is stríðsfíkn (characteristic of being bellicose) · ca bel·licositat (characteristic of being bellicose) · is stríðsgirni (characteristic of being bellicose) · gl belicosidade (characteristic of being bellicose) · is óeirðarsemi (characteristic of being bellicose) · is deilugirni (characteristic of being bellicose)