Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being aggressive.

    Aggressivität

    агресси́вностьagressívnostʹ

    агреси́вністьahresývnistʹ

    the quality of being bold and enterprising

  2. (uncountable, usually)The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.

    The aggressiveness of various sulfate salts towards concrete is partly related to solubility.

  3. (countable, usually)The result or product of being aggressive.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He has none of his father's aggressiveness.

  2. Sami was known for his unpredictability and aggressiveness.

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  3. Tom's aggressiveness is increasing.

  4. This leads to passive aggressiveness.

  5. The US lost the war in Afghanistan because of poor management, aggressiveness, and the corruption of the Afghan ruling elite.

Translations

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Forms

plural: aggressivenesses
Singularaggressiveness
Pluralaggressivenesses

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

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