Combativeness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Combativeness \Com"bat*ive*ness\, n.
     1. The quality of being combative; propensity to contend or
        to quarrel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Phren.) A cranial development supposed to indicate a


        combative disposition.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  combativeness
       n : a militant aggressiveness [syn: {militance}, {militancy}]