warlikeness
Readiness for combat
Warlikeness is the quality of being inclined toward war or combat.
The word describes an aggressive, bellicose disposition in a person, nation, or culture: The warlikeness of the ancient Spartans was legendary.
It suggests not just military capability but an active readiness or eagerness for conflict.
Warlike aggression
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- pugnacityInclination to quarrel
- truculenceFierce, sullen defiance
- combativenessInclination toward conflict
ferocity · antagonism · militancy · bellicosity · aggressiveness · confrontational · provocative · intimidating
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- daringAdventurous courage
gallantry · intrepidity · prowess · mettle · grit · fortitude · heroic · valiant
Relating to warfare
- soldierlyLike one who serves
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- armedCarrying weapons
- weaponizedMade into a threat
regimented · disciplined · drilled · mobilized · fortified · garrisoned · deployed · conscripted
Angry, prolonged conflict
- discordLack of agreement
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
animosity · enmity · rivalry · feuding · clashing · battling · fighting · skirmishing
belligerence
Warlike aggression
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- pugnacityInclination to quarrel
- truculenceFierce, sullen defiance
combativeness · ferocity · antagonism · militancy · bellicosity · aggressiveness · confrontational · provocative · intimidating · domineering
bravery
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
daring · gallantry · intrepidity · prowess · mettle · grit · fortitude · heroic · valiant · dauntless
martial
Relating to warfare
weaponized · regimented · disciplined · drilled · mobilized · fortified · garrisoned · deployed · conscripted · enlisted
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
- discordLack of agreement
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
contention · animosity · enmity · rivalry · feuding · clashing · battling · fighting · skirmishing · embattled
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, malice
warlikenesspacifism
Antiwar moral stance
peacefulness · nonviolence · dovishness · antimilitarism · peaceableness
warrior, warfare, warring, warlike, wartime, warmonger, unwarlike, warmongering