HyperDic: contentiousness

English > 1 sense of the word contentiousness:
NOUNattributecontentiousness, quarrelsomenessan inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
contentiousness > pronunciation
Soundskahnteh'nshahsnahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > contentiousness: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningAn inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious.
Synonymquarrelsomeness
NarrowerlitigiousnessA quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits
BroaderdisagreeablenessAn ill-tempered and offensive disposition
Adjectivescontentiousinclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

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