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I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British.
E. P. Thompson

Meaning of "bellicose" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BELLICOSE

From Latin bellicōsus, from bellum war.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BELLICOSE

bellicose  [ˈbɛlɪˌkəʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELLICOSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bellicose is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BELLICOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bellicose in the English dictionary

The definition of bellicose in the dictionary is warlike; aggressive; ready to fight.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELLICOSE


arkose
ˈɑːkəʊs
cicatricose
sɪˈkætrɪˌkəʊs
floccose
ˈflɒkəʊs
fruticose
ˈfruːtɪˌkəʊs
fucose
ˈfjuːkəʊs
jocose
dʒəˈkəʊs
kos
kəʊs
mucose
ˈmjuːkəʊs
succose
ˈsʌkəʊs
varicose
ˈværɪˌkəʊs
ventricose
ˈvɛntrɪˌkəʊs
verrucose
ˈvɛrʊˌkəʊs
viscose
ˈvɪskəʊs
vorticose
ˈvɔːtɪˌkəʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELLICOSE

belleter
belletrism
belletrist
belletristic
belletristical
bellflower
bellfounder
bellfoundry
bellhanger
bellhop
bellibone
bellicosely
bellicosity
bellied
bellies
belligerati
belligerence
belligerency
belligerent
belligerently

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELLICOSE

arose
choose
chose
close
corticose
cose
dextroglucose
glucose
glycose
hose
lose
muscose
on the loose
on the nose
purpose
rose
suffruticose
talcose
those
whose

Synonyms and antonyms of bellicose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BELLICOSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bellicose» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bellicose

Translation of «bellicose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELLICOSE

Find out the translation of bellicose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bellicose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bellicose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

好战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

belicosa
570 millions of speakers

English

bellicose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़ाकू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مولع بالقتال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воинственная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

belicosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মারমুখো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

belliqueux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bellicose
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kriegerisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好戦的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bellicose
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay đánh nhau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர்நாடும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुडूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kavgacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bellicoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojowniczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

войовнича
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

belicos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολεμοχαρής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strydlustige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bellicose
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bellicose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bellicose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLICOSE»

The term «bellicose» is normally little used and occupies the 109.210 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLICOSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bellicose» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bellicose» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bellicose

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QUOTES WITH «BELLICOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bellicose.
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E. P. Thompson
I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELLICOSE»

Discover the use of bellicose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bellicose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bellicose Dove: Claude Brousson and Protestant ...
Unique features of the book include a detailed examination of biographical details in his letters, analysis of the symbolism in his sermons and books (especially his anti-Catholic rhetoric), the importance of his three missionary journeys ...
Walter C. Utt, Brian Eugene Strayer, 2003
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
bellicose »belligerent, pugnacious, combative, contentious, quarrelsome Ana militant, »aggressive, assertive: antagonizing or antagonistic, combating or combative (see corresponding verbs at RESIST): fighting, warring, battling, contending ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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How to Succeed in Law School
The day after the disaster, Marvin Bellicose arrived in Watsamatta from California where he practiced law, armed with a team of investigators, a legal secretary, and his press agent. Making representations that he was the greatest tort lawyer in ...
Gary A. Munneke, 2001
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Trial and Error: Israel's Route from War to De-Escalation
What, then, accounts for the domination of the approach of the hawkish group, which ruled out more pacifist options, interlocking with the state's success in implementing its bellicose agenda by overcoming domestic opposition? It is time to ...
Yagil Levy, 2012
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Operation Bellicose
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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The Sociology of War and Violence
It is important to revisit this 'bellicose' legacy not only to show that, contrary to the popular academic view, this was a dominant research and explanatory paradigm of its age but also to demonstrate its intrinsic relevance for contemporary ...
Siniša Malešević, 2010
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The Private Diaries of Lola Jones And Perry Martin: A 1970's ...
Noah decided that we should break into the mortuary and quietly spy on the Bellicose Brothers at work. Well, we did exactly as Noah planned—we unscrewed two side windows and entered unnoticed through the casket storage room.
Stark Hunter, 2006
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Inquiry into the Nature of Peace and the Terms of Its ...
Butnostalgia is nota bellicose distemper, nor does itmake for gratuitous disturbanceof peaceable alienpeoples; neither isitthespirit in which men lend themselves to warlike enterprise looking toprofitless dominion abroad. Menmake patriotic ...
Thorstein Veblen, 2013
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Space, Knowledge and Power: Foucault and Geography
The first to engage Foucault’s geographies in detail from a wide range of perspectives, this book is framed around his discussions with the journal Hérodote in the mid 1970s.
Dr Jeremy W Crampton, Professor Stuart Elden, 2012
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Liberation from Self: A Theory of Personal Autonomy
Fred really identifies unconsciously with his omnivorous and bellicose nature. But there are good reasons that identification theorists do not take this tack. There is, first of all, a simplicity to the original version. We understand what a conscious ...
Bernard Berofsky, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELLICOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bellicose is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trent bucks the trend
A better one, in fact, than the bellicose Australian, if one goes by the ICC Test rankings [third and fifth respectively]. This is because being surly ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
2
Kwara APC: Wielding the big stick to resolve crisis
Not even the largely bellicose opposition PDP could stop the APC victory in the last elections as the party recorded even more sweeping victory ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
3
Half year: The joys and the blues
The insurgency was at its peak and politicians were adopting bellicose rhetoric as usual and signalling that they may not accept election results ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
4
History shows we should be good to Greece
... which Islamic State fanatics are bent on expanding - not to mention the growing risk of pushing Greece into the arms of bellicose Russia. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Solid, non-royal godparents should serve Princess Charlotte well
... fat naked cherubs strum their lyres. The accompanying 18th-century ewer features a bellicose Hercules smiting the Hydra with a silver club. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Boeing's New Laser Gun Could Be a Game-Changer for US Soldiers
Military Aircraft, Boeing's most obviously bellicose division, saw revenues slump 12% in the same period. Should Boeing capture even just a ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
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Zanu-PF must thank Tsvangirai
I'm sure Tsvangirai felt very accomplished after “putting Mbeki in his place” but it's difficult to see what this bellicose style of engagement actually accomplishes. «The Zimbabwe Daily, Jul 15»
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Mainstream, VOL LIII No 28 New Delhi July 4, 2015
... without equal rights for all citizens, but charged with a bellicose ethno-religious identity. Hindutva militates against the Indian Constitution, ... «Mainstream, Jul 15»
9
CD reviews: Neil Young and Promise of the Real
It's no surprise to find a bellicose Neil Young once more coming out slugging against ''the corporations''. What is surprising is the vigour with ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
10
Artists offer hope on how to be an ally in nation's racial rift
The word "ally" carries a less bellicose, potentially more compassionate meaning. It comes from the Latin root meaning "to bind. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

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