dovishness
Favoring diplomatic solutions
Dovishness is the quality of favoring negotiation, diplomacy, or peaceful approaches over aggressive or militaristic ones.
The term appears most often in political and economic contexts: a politician's dovishness on foreign policy suggests reluctance to use military force, while a central banker's dovishness indicates preference for lower interest rates and tolerance of inflation.
The Fed chair's dovishness reassured markets.
The opposite quality is hawkishness.
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
treaty · accord · summit · peacebuilding · mediation · multilateralism · compromise · statesmanship
Principled rejection of force
- antiwarOpposed to armed conflict
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
pacifist · ahimsa · satyagraha · noncombatant · quaker · neutrality · antimilitarism · nonintervention
Soft and kind
- conciliatoryMeant to placate
- peaceableAverse to strife
- mildModerate in intensity
- accommodatingWilling to help others
nonaggressive · soft · moderate · lenient · compassionate · tender · cooperative · amiable
Avoidance of excess
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
wariness · measured · judiciousness · temperance · hesitation · reserve · forethought · discretion
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
dialogue · treaty · accord · summit · peacebuilding · mediation · multilateralism · compromise · statesmanship · bilateral
nonviolence
Principled rejection of force
- antiwarOpposed to armed conflict
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
demilitarization · pacifist · ahimsa · satyagraha · noncombatant · quaker · neutrality · antimilitarism · nonintervention · ceasefire
gentle
Soft and kind
- conciliatoryMeant to placate
- peaceableAverse to strife
- mildModerate in intensity
accommodating · nonaggressive · soft · moderate · lenient · compassionate · tender · cooperative · amiable · placid
moderation
Avoidance of excess
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
deliberation · wariness · measured · judiciousness · temperance · hesitation · reserve · forethought · discretion · gradualism
- political traitspartisanship, bipartisanship, centrism, conservatism, liberalism
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
dovishnesshawkishness
Advocacy for aggression
militarism · belligerence · warmongering · bellicosity · aggressiveness