truculence

tru·cu·lence

noun \ˈtrə-kyə-lən(t)s also ˈtrü-\

Definition of TRUCULENCE

: the quality or state of being truculent

Examples of TRUCULENCE

1. <a congenital truculence that resulted in his spending most of his adolescence in juvenile detention homes>
2. <beneath his suave, polished exterior lay the truculence of a common street thug>

First Known Use of TRUCULENCE

circa 1727

Related to TRUCULENCE

Synonyms: aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, fight, militance, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, belligerence

Antonyms: nonaggression, pacifism

Related Words: antagonism, fierceness, hostility, hyperaggressiveness, unfriendliness; imperialism, jingoism, militarism; acidity, biliousness, captiousness, crabbiness, crankiness, crossness, disagreeableness, fractiousness, fretfulness, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, orneriness, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, querulousness, rudeness, surliness, testiness, waspishness

Near Antonyms: antiaggression, anti-imperialism, antimilitarism; affability, amiability, amicability, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, graciousness, pleasantness, sociability; gentleness, kindliness, mildness; amenability, complaisance, placability

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