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pugnaciousness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act or quality of being pugnacious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English pugnacious 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 pugnaciousness From pugnacious + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: wojowniczość — act or quality of being pugnacious
  • Polish: awanturniczość — act or quality of being pugnacious
  • Polish: zadzierzystość — act or quality of being pugnacious
  • Polish: zadziorność — act or quality of being pugnacious
  • Polish: zawadiackość — act or quality of being pugnacious
  • Polish: czupurność — act or quality of being pugnacious