Truculence

3 definitions found

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

  Truculence \Tru"cu*lence\, Truculency \Tru"cu*len*cy\, n. [L.
     truculentia.]
     The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of
     manners; ferociousness.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  truculence
       n : obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness [syn: {truculency}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "truculence":
     abruptness, aggression, aggressiveness, animality, antagonism,
     atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, bearishness, beastliness,
     bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, bestiality,
     bloodiness, bloodlust, bloodthirst, bloodthirstiness,
     bloody-mindedness, bluntness, boorishness, brashness, brusqueness,
     brusquerie, brutality, brutalness, brutishness, cannibalism,
     chauvinism, churlishness, combativeness, contentiousness,
     cruelness, cruelty, crustiness, curtness, ferociousness, ferocity,
     fiendishness, fierceness, fight, gruffness, harshness, hostility,
     inhumaneness, inhumanity, jingoism, martialism, militancy,
     militarism, nastiness, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness,
     roughness, ruthlessness, saber rattling, sadism, sadistic cruelty,
     sanguineousness, savagery, severity, sharpness, shortness,
     surliness, unfriendliness, unpeacefulness, vandalism, viciousness,
     violence, wanton cruelty, warmongering, warpath