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Contending vs Belligerent - What's the difference?

contending | belligerent |

As nouns the difference between contending and belligerent

is that contending is contention while belligerent is a state or other armed participant in warfare.

As a verb contending

is .

As an adjective belligerent is

engaged in warfare, warring.

contending

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • contention
  • *
    • in the midst of some contendings in the Church, about the government of his house

    belligerent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Engaged in warfare, warring.
  • Eager to go to war, warlike.
  • Of or pertaining to war.
  • (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
  • violently towards others.

    • Synonyms

    * (eager to fight) aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

    Derived terms

    * belligerently * cobelligerent

    Related terms

    * bellicose * belligerence * belligerency

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state or other armed participant in warfare
    • The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents .

    See also

    * warmonger ----