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QUARRELSOMENESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quarrelsomeness mean?
• QUARRELSOMENESS (noun)
The noun QUARRELSOMENESS has 1 sense:
1. an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
Familiarity information: QUARRELSOMENESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
contentiousness; quarrelsomeness
Hypernyms ("quarrelsomeness" is a kind of...):
disagreeableness (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quarrelsomeness"):
litigiousness (a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits)
Derivation:
quarrelsome (given to quarreling)
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