Contentiousness
Contentiousness noun - An inclination to fight or quarrel.
Usage example: his natural tendency towards contentiousness made him a poor choice for a diplomatic post
Captiousness and contentiousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Captiousness" instead a noun "Contentiousness".
Captiousness
Contentiousness and captiousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contentiousness" instead a noun "Captiousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fight and contentiousness
- fight and captiousness
- aggression and contentiousness
- aggression and captiousness
- defiance and contentiousness
- defiance and captiousness
- aggressiveness and contentiousness
- aggressiveness and captiousness
- belligerence and contentiousness
- belligerence and captiousness
- pugnacity and contentiousness
- pugnacity and captiousness
- bellicosity and contentiousness
- bellicosity and captiousness
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