1
[ noun ] the quality of being bold and enterprising

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

Virtually everyone agrees , however , that the trend toward female sexual aggressiveness was tremendously accelerated with the postwar rush to the suburbs .

`` When the husband becomes passive in_the_face_of his wife 's aggressiveness '' , Dr._Linden says , `` the wife , in_turn , finds him inadequate .

Sometimes a burst of aggressiveness will sweep_over a man - or his wife - because he or she feels age creeping_up .

2
[ noun ] a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

Synonyms

aggression

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

2 ) As a country superimposes its cultural and political attitudes on others , it searches its heritage in hopes of justifying its aggressiveness .

Related terms

hostility

3
[ noun ] a disposition to fight
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