"pugnacity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pʌɡˈnæsəti/ [UK] Forms: pugnacities [plural]
Etymology: From pugnac(ious) + -ity, from Latin pugnacitas. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pugnacious|ity|alt1=pugnac(ious)}} pugnac(ious) + -ity, {{der|en|la|pugnacitas}} Latin pugnacitas Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} pugnacity (usually uncountable, plural pugnacities)
  1. The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: pugnaciousness Related terms: pugnacious, pugnaciously Translations (act or quality of being pugnacious): wojowniczość [feminine] (Polish), awanturniczość [feminine] (Polish), zadzierzystość [feminine] (Polish), zadziorność [feminine] (Polish), zawadiackość [feminine] (Polish), czupurność [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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