Belligerent vs Diligent - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between belligerent and diligent

is that belligerent is engaged in warfare, warring while diligent is performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.

is a state or other armed participant in warfare.

(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.

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

* belligerently * cobelligerent

(en noun)

A state or other armed participant in warfare

The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents .

(en adjective)

Performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.

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