Bellicosity

Origin

bellicose + -osity

Full definition of bellicosity

Noun

1. The characteristic of being bellicose.
• 29 February 2012, Aidan Foster-Carter, BBC News North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumeshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17213948The timing is intriguing too. Before this news North Korea was all bellicosity and bluster.

Synonyms

• martiality