belligerent
See also: bel·ligerent
English
WOTD – 12 October 2008
Etymology
From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“I wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“I lead, wage, carry on”)).
Pronunciation
Adjective
belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)
- Engaged in warfare, warring.
- Eager to go to war, warlike.
- Of or pertaining to war.
- (by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
- Acting violently towards others.
- Uncooperative.
Synonyms
- (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
engaged in warfare
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eager to go to war
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of or pertaining to war
hostile, eager to fight
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acting violently
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Noun
belligerent (plural belligerents)
- A state or other armed participant in warfare
- The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.
Translations
state or other armed participant in warfare
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French belligérant, from Latin belligerēns (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“wage, carry on”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛ.li.ɣəˈrɛnt/
- Hyphenation: bel‧li‧ge‧rent
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Adjective
belligerent (comparative belligerenter, superlative belligerentst)
- belligerent, engaged in warfare
Inflection
| Inflection of belligerent | ||||
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| uninflected | belligerent | |||
| inflected | belligerente | |||
| comparative | belligerenter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | belligerent | belligerenter | het belligerentst het belligerentste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | belligerente | belligerentere | belligerentste |
| n. sing. | belligerent | belligerenter | belligerentste | |
| plural | belligerente | belligerentere | belligerentste | |
| definite | belligerente | belligerentere | belligerentste | |
| partitive | belligerents | belligerenters | — | |
Synonyms
Latin
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