Truculence
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The state or character of being truculent; savageness of manners and appearance; ferociousness; ferocity.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The state of being
truculent
.
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noun.
obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
Word Usage
"Just when you thought it was over, there will now be jokes about Gaborik being made of glass and the re-emergence of the term truculence ..."
Equivalent
truculency
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
aggressiveness
belligerence
pugnacity
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
assertiveness
belligerence
charlatanry
decisiveness
dynamism
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abruptness
aggression
aggressiveness
aggressiveness
animality