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Definition: Aggressiveness |
AggressivenessNoun1. The quality of being bold and enterprising. 2. A feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack. 3. A disposition to fight. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "aggressiveness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | The quality of being aggressive (= characterized by aggression; militant; enterprising; spreading with vigour; chemically active; variable and adaptable). (references) |
Public Administration | Hostile act or threat, to establish dominance or to protect territory, property or family. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: AggressivenessSynonyms: aggression (n), belligerence (n), contentiousness (n), pugnacity (n), quarrelsomeness (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Aggressiveness |
| English words defined with "aggressiveness": boldness, brass ♦ cheek, combativeness ♦ face ♦ intrusiveness ♦ meddlesomeness, militance, militancy, militarism ♦ nerve ♦ officiousness ♦ truculence, truculency. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "aggressiveness": africanized honeybee ♦ killerbee. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | There is a marked variation in rates of GH production and the aggressiveness of the tumor. (references) | |
Behavioral disorders such as hyperactivity, aggressiveness and depression can also accompany this disorder. (references) | ||
These short-term trials have found beneficial effects on the defining symptoms of ADHD and associated aggressiveness as long as medication is taken. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Brazil | The MST's tactic of forcibly invading public buildings exemplified increasing aggressiveness on the part of the movement. (references) |
China | Experts attributed the growing aggressiveness to market forces, especially increasing competition from other newspapers, domestic satellite television channels, and the Internet. (references) | |
Economic History | India | It is important to gauge your prospective representatives aggressiveness in developing new networks and contacts. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Aggressiveness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Aggressiveness" is used about 72 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 72 | 39,377 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "aggressiveness": over-aggressiveness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
aggressiveness passive | 8 |
aggressiveness | 6 |
aggressiveness assertiveness sheet work | 5 |
aggressiveness cartoon child | 4 |
aggressiveness dog | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "aggressiveness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | agresion (aggression, aggro, assault). (various references) | |
Arabic | الكفاح (struggle), العدوان. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | агресивност (aggression, militancy, truculence). (various references) | |
Chinese | 侵略性. (various references) | |
Czech | agresivita (truculence). (various references) | |
Danish | aggressivitet. (various references) | |
Dutch | agressiviteit. (various references) | |
Finnish | aggressiivisuus. (various references) | |
French | agressivité (aggro, agressiveness). (various references) | |
German | Angriffslust (belligerence). (various references) | |
Greek | επιθετικότητα (aggression, belligerence). (various references) | |
Hebrew | תוקפ ות (aggression, pugnacity, truculence). (various references) | |
Hungarian | erõszakosság (aggression). (various references) | |
Indonesian | keagresifan. (various references) | |
Italian | aggressivit (aggression). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | "'精神 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | "う'きせいし". (various references) | |
Korean | 극성. (various references) | |
Manx | caggoilid (belligerence), baggyrtys (bluff, threat). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aggressivenessay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | agressividade. (various references) | |
Romanian | agresivitate. (various references) | |
Russian | агрессивность. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | agresivnost, napadnost. (various references) | |
Spanish | agresividad (aggro, belligerence, belligerency, self-assertion, thrustfulness, truculence). (various references) | |
Swedish | agressivitet. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | зухвала поведінка, агресивність (aggression). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tính hung hăng (headiness, truculence, truculency), tính hay gay cấn, tính gây gỗ. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ferocitatem, violentia, violentiae, violentiam. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "aggressiveness": aggressivenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Aggressiveness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aaggressiveness, agressiveness, agressiviness. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "aggressiveness" (pronounced ugre"sivnus) |
| 7 | -e" s i v n u s | possessiveness. |
| 6 | -s i v n u s | cohesiveness, decisiveness, defensiveness, divisiveness, elusiveness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, intrusiveness, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, responsiveness. |
| 5 | -i v n u s | assertiveness, attentiveness, attractiveness, combativeness, competitiveness, creativeness, destructiveness, distinctiveness, effectiveness, ineffectiveness, inventiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, secretiveness, sensitiveness, suggestiveness, vindictiveness. |
| 4 | -v n u s | forgiveness, resistiveness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, astuteness, asynchronous, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, coldness, Colonus, compactness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, directness, disingenuousness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, indebtedness, indigenous, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resourcefulness, restlessness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, selfishness, selflessness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-g-g-i-n-r-s-s-s-s-v" | |
-2 letters: greasinesses. | |
-3 letters: gravenesses, reassessing, vernissages. | |
-4 letters: aggressive, averseness, easinesses, greasiness, sagenesses, vernissage. | |
-5 letters: aggresses, aggrieves, assessing, assignees, assigners, eagerness, egressing, energises, envisages, gassiness, graveness, ingresses, reassigns, reengages. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-e-g-g-i-n-r-s-s-s-s-v" | |
+2 letters: aggressivenesses. | |
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