Pugnacity

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

  Pugnacity \Pug*nac"i*ty\, n. [L. pugnacitas: cf. F.
     pugnacit['e].]
     Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness. " A
     national pugnacity of character." --Motley.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pugnacity
       n : a disposition to fight [syn: {aggressiveness}, {contentiousness},
            {belligerence}, {quarrelsomeness}]