Found 3 items, similar to Aggressiveness.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: aggressiveness keagresifan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aggressiveness aggressiveness n 1: the quality of being bold and enterprising 2: a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack [syn: aggression] 3: a disposition to fight [syn: contentiousness, belligerence, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Aggressiveness Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of unaggressive. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive young executive. Syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy [WordNet 1.5] 3. 1 (Med., Biol.) tending to spread quickly an aggressive tumor [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs. noninvasive) ] Syn: fast-growing(prenominal) [WordNet 1.5] 4. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight aggressive acts against another country Syn: belligerent [WordNet 1.5] Note: Narrower related terms: {bellicose, combative, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent ; {hard-hitting, high-pressure ; hostile (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business: “hostile takeover”; “hostile tender offer”); {predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous . See also: assertive, hostile, offensive. [WordNet 1.5] -- Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. -- Ag*gres"sive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]