noun
Meaning 1
The characteristic of being hawkish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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hawkishness
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noun
Meaning 2
any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: dovishness
Broader terms: political orientation, ideology, political theory
Narrower terms: militarism, warmongering, war advocacy
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hawkish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English hawkishness From hawkish + -ness.