Definition of Nonaggressive

1. Adjective. Not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness.

Exact synonyms: Unaggressive
Similar to: Low-pressure
Also: Unassertive, Peaceable, Peaceful
Antonyms: Aggressive

Definition of Nonaggressive

1. Adjective. Not aggressive ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonaggressive

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonaggressive

nonage
nonaged
nonageing
nonagenarian
nonagenarians
nonagency
nonagenda
nonages
nonagesimal
nonagesimals
nonagglutinative
nonaggregated
nonaggregating
nonaggression
nonaggressions
nonaggressive (current term)
nonaggressively
nonaggressor
nonaggressors
nonaging
nonagnostic
nonagon
nonagonal
nonagonistic
nonagons
nonagostic
nonagouti
nonagrarian
nonagreed
nonagreeing

Literary usage of Nonaggressive

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

1. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"In a few of the nonaggressive (ie, low aggressive and moderate ... Interestingly, the alcohol preference of rats in nonaggressive triads approximated that ..."

2. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1908)
"What the world most needs at this period of transformation is for the peaceable, nonaggressive nations to arm to the limit. Fortunately, the nonaggressive ..."

3. Heredity and Social Fitness: A Study of Differential Mating in a (1920)
"They will be considered in Line C. The fourth son was Darius (11-11), nonaggressive but faithful and plodding, with low ability to calculate. ..."

4. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"of the etiology of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior. Development and Psychopathology ..."

5. Space Handbook: A War Fighter's Guide to Space by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Most Western nations, including the US, equate peaceful purposes with nonaggressive ones. Consequently, all nonaggressive military use of space is permitted ..."

6. The American Political Science Review (1920)
"... the ground that the party's principles were right but did not preclude participation in measures for the defense of the country in a nonaggressive war. ..."

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