Definition of Belligerence

1. Noun. Hostile or warlike attitude or nature.

Exact synonyms: Belligerency
Generic synonyms: Enmity, Hostility, Ill Will
Specialized synonyms: Warpath
Derivative terms: Belligerent, Belligerent

2. Noun. A natural disposition to be hostile.
Exact synonyms: Aggressiveness, Pugnacity
Generic synonyms: Disagreeableness
Specialized synonyms: Bellicoseness, Bellicosity, Truculence, Truculency
Derivative terms: Aggressive, Belligerent, Aggressive

Definition of Belligerence

1. n. The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.

Definition of Belligerence

1. Noun. a state of being belligerent ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Belligerence

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belligerence

bellicists
bellicose
bellicosely
bellicoseness
bellicosities
bellicosity
bellicous
bellidoite
bellied
bellied up
bellies
bellies of digastric muscle
bellies of omohyoid muscle
bellies of the beasts
bellies up
belligerence (current term)
belligerences
belligerencies
belligerency
belligerent
belligerently
belligerents
belling
belling the cat
bellingerite
bellings
bellipotence
bellipotent
belllike
bellmaker

Literary usage of Belligerence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Charles Sumner by Charles Sumner (1880)
"On the recognition of belligerence there is much latitude of opinion, — some asserting that a nation may take this step whenever it pleases; ..."

2. Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1870)
"belligerence was a “fact” attested by evidence. ... How, then, was the “fact” of belligerence? There was another question in their case, and with him it was ..."

3. Anglo-Saxon Abolition of Negro Slavery by Francis William Newman (1889)
"Then with "indecent haste" we proclaimed the belligerence of the Southern Confederacy, ... The question of belligerence could only arise on the open sea, ..."

4. American Neutrality in the 20th Century: The Impossible Dream by John N. Petrie (1996)
"Non-belligerence would allow actions that do not broaden the conflict by committing additional forces to combat, yet put the aggressor on notice that allies ..."

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