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contentiousness

/kənˈtɛnʃəsnəs/ noun

The state of being contentious.

Word Origin Contentiousness is the quality of being quarrelsome, from Latin tendere 'to stretch, strive.' Contention is a stretching together, a struggle. The root tendere gives us extend (stretch out), intend (stretch toward), pretend (stretch forward, feign), and attention (stretching toward). The PIE root *ten- 'to stretch' is incredibly productive, also giving us 'tension' and 'tent.'

noun The state of being contentious. countable

The contentiousness of the debate made it difficult to reach a consensus.

(名词) 好辩；爱争论

辩论的争议性使得达成共识变得困难。

(sustantivo) contenciosidad; belicosidad; beligerancia; carácter peleón [El estado de ser contencioso.]

Lo **polémico** del debate hizo difícil llegar a un consenso.

(nom) caractère conflictuel; nature querelleuse; disputabilité [Caractère de ce qui est conflictuel ; tendance à provoquer des désaccords ou des disputes.]

Le caractère litigieux du débat rendait difficile tout consensus.

(Substantiv) Streitlust; Streitsucht; Zänkischkeit [Die Neigung, Streit oder Auseinandersetzungen zu suchen oder zu provozieren.]

Die **contentiousness** der Debatte machte es schwierig, einen Konsens zu finden.

(名詞) 争いを好む性質、論争になりやすい傾向。

議論の論争的な性質により、合意に達するのは困難だった。

(substantivo) contenciosidade; beligerância; conflitividade; litigiosidade [O estado de ser contencioso.]

O caráter polêmico do debate dificultou chegar a um consenso.

Synonyms: argumentativeness quarrelsomeness disputatiousness belligerence aggressiveness pugnacity combativeness hostility Antonyms: peaceableness agreeableness cooperativeness harmony
Word parts: con + tent + ion + ous + ness

Related words

contention contender tendency extension intention pretension attention tensile

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