Usually means: Aggression and willingness to fight.
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▸ noun:  The state or quality of being bellicose; bellicosity

Similar:
bellicosity, warlikeness, belligerence, belligerency, blusteriness, bolshiness, beastliness, combativeness, beastishness, bulliness, more...

Opposite:
pacifism, nonviolence, peace-loving

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Similar:
bellicosity, warlikeness, belligerence, belligerency, blusteriness, bolshiness, beastliness, combativeness, beastishness, bulliness, more...

Opposite:
pacifism, nonviolence, peace-loving



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