combativenessn.

Etymology: formed as combative adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcombativeness.

Combative quality, readiness or propensity to fight, pugnacity. (Introduced as a Phrenological term.)

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > quarrelsomeness

contentiousness1573

pugnacity1605

quarrel1605

quarrelsomenessa1631

pugnaciousness1681

termagancy1708

combativeness1815

fire-eating1890

combativity1905

society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > tendency or inclination to fight

pugnacity1605

pugnaciousness1681

fight1812

combativeness1815

1815 J. G. Spurzheim Physiognom. Syst. 303 Gall at first named this organ that of courage..afterwards..the organ of quarrelsomeness..I..call it the organ of the propensity to fight, or of combativeness.

1828 G. Combe Constit. Man ii. §4 Combativeness draws the sword and repels the attack.

1855 E. Forbes Lit. Papers i. 13 The author..erred evidently through hastiness, and persisted in error through combativeness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	combativeness
释义	combativenessn. Etymology: formed as combative adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcombativeness. Combative quality, readiness or propensity to fight, pugnacity. (Introduced as a Phrenological term.) ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > quarrelsomeness contentiousness1573 pugnacity1605 quarrel1605 quarrelsomenessa1631 pugnaciousness1681 termagancy1708 combativeness1815 fire-eating1890 combativity1905 society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > tendency or inclination to fight pugnacity1605 pugnaciousness1681 fight1812 combativeness1815 1815 J. G. Spurzheim Physiognom. Syst. 303 Gall at first named this organ that of courage..afterwards..the organ of quarrelsomeness..I..call it the organ of the propensity to fight, or of combativeness. 1828 G. Combe Constit. Man ii. §4 Combativeness draws the sword and repels the attack. 1855 E. Forbes Lit. Papers i. 13 The author..erred evidently through hastiness, and persisted in error through combativeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1815
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