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aggressiveness

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19
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23
Letters
14
Pronunciation
/əˈɡrɛsɪvnɪs/

Definition of aggressiveness

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being aggressive.
    “It was a randy aggressiveness he had enjoyed because he had not used or needed it before.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being aggressive.
    “It was a randy aggressiveness he had enjoyed because he had not used or needed it before.”
  2. (uncountable, usually)The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
    “The aggressiveness of various sulfate salts towards concrete is partly related to solubility.”
  3. (countable, usually)The result or product of being aggressive.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English aggressive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English aggressiveness From aggressive + -ness.

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