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Pugnacity vs Bellicosity - What's the difference?

pugnacity | bellicosity | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between pugnacity and bellicosity

is that pugnacity is the act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative while bellicosity is the characteristic of being bellicose.

pugnacity

English

Noun

(-)
  • The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.

    • Synonyms

    * pugnaciousness

    Related terms

    * pugnacious * pugnaciously

    bellicosity

    English

    Noun

    (bellicosities)
  • The characteristic of being bellicose.
  • * 29 February 2012 , Aidan Foster-Carter, BBC News North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumes [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17213948]
    • The timing is intriguing too. Before this news North Korea was all bellicosity and bluster.

    Synonyms

    * (l)