bellicosity

Meanings

• a state or quality of being warlike, aggressive, or threatening

  - "His bellicosity was evident in his frequent shouting and aggressive body language."
  - "Despite the tension between the two countries, diplomats were working behind the scenes to defuse the situation and prevent any further bellicosity."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bellicosity
bellow , fellows , mellow,ellow,ellow,ellow

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Homophones

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1. bell, knell, toll; bosom, boom; cog, dog, log, plog; jingle, mingle, tingle, twingle
   

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Variants

List of all variants of bellicosity that leads to same result
bellicose , bellicosities , bellicosity

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Forms

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Bellicosity can take various forms depending on the context in which it is used. Some common forms of bellicosity include:, 1. Verbal bellicosity: This refers to the use of aggressive or threatening language towards others. For example, shouting insults or threats at someone during an argument., 2. Physical bellicosity: This refers to the use of physical force or violence towards others. For example, pushing, shoving, hitting, or kicking someone during an altercation., 3. Emotional bellicosity: This refers to the use of emotional manipulation or intimidation towards others. For example, making someone feel guilty, sad, or ashamed in order to control their behavior or get what you want from them., 4. Cybernetic bellicosity: This refers to the use of technology, particularly the internet, to engage in aggressive, threatening, or intimidating behavior towards others. For example, creating fake online profiles to harass, bully, or intimidate someone; or using technology to hack into someone's email account or social media profiles and then posting offensive, derogatory, or harassing comments on their behalf., 5. Political bellicosity: This refers to the use of aggressive, threatening, or intimidating behavior towards others in the context of political affairs. For example, making veiled threats against political opponents or their supporters; or engaging in public displays of hostility or aggression towards political adversaries or their allies.

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Etymology

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derived from the Latin word bellum, meaning war

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Quotes

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1. Never in peacetime, perhaps, have the statements of our government officials been more relentlessly "bellicose". Yet their actions have been comparatively cautious.

   - {it}New Yorker{/it},24 June 1985

2. For three centuries Viking raiders haunted western Europe. The "bellicose" Charlemagne himself felt menaced.

   - Daniel J. Boorstin,{it}The Discoverers{/it},1983

3. His evident calm, which always infuriated the opposition, must have irritated the "bellicose" colonel to a point at which he could control himself no longer.

   - Michael Pearson,{it}Those Damned Rebels{/it},1972

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Culture

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["In ancient Rome, the god Mars was associated with war and bellicosity. Romans would offer sacrifices and pray to Mars for victory in battle.", "In literature, the concept of bellicosity has been explored in various ways. For example, in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar', the character Cassius encourages Brutus to join him in assassinating Julius Caesar, stating that 'the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that is in our desires. Let us therefore, being determined and resolute in it, cut off the temptation at the root, and by doing so, ourselves free from the guilt and heaviness of these desires, and moreover, having performed this righteous and noble act, we shall be blessed and rewarded in our futures, both in this life and in the life to come.'"]

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