Crossword clues for belligerency
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Belligerence \Bel*lig"er*ence\, Belligerency \Bel*lig"er*en*cy\, n. The quality of being belligerent.
2. the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike conflict; warfare.
Syn: hostilities.
3. an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a readiness to fight or offend, with little or no provocation.
Wiktionary
n. 1 the state of being at war or in an armed conflict 2 hostile or aggressive behaviour 3 the willingness to fight; belligerence
WordNet
n. hostile or warlike attitude or nature [syn: belligerence]
acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: hostility]
Usage examples of "belligerency".
But instead of arousing belligerency, they aroused an almost frantic agitation.
He felt his inmost secrets plucked from him--his whole soul laid bare--his vanity, belligerency, gallantry--even his mediaeval chivalry, penetrated, and yet illuminated, in that single glance.
As the neighboring islands could not trade with each other in wartime when their principals were entangled in the various belligerencies of Europe, as they were most of the time, they brought their goods to buy and sell in St.