(adjective) The teacher sent the belligerent child to a time out room. Belligerent customers are a challenge for those in customer service. (noun) Italy became a belligerent in World War I primarily to gain territory in the Balkans.
There is no homonym or homophone (sound-alike word) for "belligerent."However, the plural noun belligerents (warring countries or factions) is pronounced the same as belligerence (a general state or attitude of hostility).Synonyms for belligerent are hostile, aggressive, contentious, pugnacious, ornery, or mean.
Friendly and peaceful are some antonyms of belligerent
The word "belligerent" is from the Latin beliger (warlike) or belligerare (to make war).The root words are bellum (war) and gerer (to make).
Jingoism
(adjective) The teacher sent the belligerent child to a time out room. Belligerent customers are a challenge for those in customer service. (noun) Italy became a belligerent in World War I primarily to gain territory in the Balkans.
(adjective) Tom screamed and shook his fist at the waiter in a belligerent way. Susan's father sent the belligerent girl to her room. (noun) The US joined World War I as a belligerent only after the withdrawal of Russia. The Soviet army withdrew as a belligerent in Afghanistan in 1989.
Belligerent (adj) means warlike, looking for a fight. A belligerent (noun) is someone currently taking part in a war. note. the French word is belligerant / belligerante.
There is no homonym or homophone (sound-alike word) for "belligerent."However, the plural noun belligerents (warring countries or factions) is pronounced the same as belligerence (a general state or attitude of hostility).Synonyms for belligerent are hostile, aggressive, contentious, pugnacious, ornery, or mean.
Unlike the adjective belligerent (hostile, aggressive), the noun form only indicates that a party or faction is involved in a conflict or war.For World War I, either France, Germany, or Bulgaria could be a belligerent. Belgium, however, might not be classified as one, although its army fought defensively.For the Balkan conflicts, a belligerent could be Serbia, Croatia, or Bosnia.
more belligerent, most belligerent
The adjective form of belligerent means hostile, or inclined to fight. It can also apply to a group (e.g. belligerent nation) involved in a war.The noun belligerent is from the second definition: it is a group, or especially a country, that is actively fighting in a war. The US belatedly became a belligerent in both World Wars, after actual conflict had been underway for some time.* NOTE - there are homophones (sound-alike words) connected to belligerent.belligerents - the plural of belligerent, one or more fighting factionsbelligerence - general hostility or fighting, or acts that indicate hostilityA person may be belligerent, because he displays belligerence.The noun belligerent refers to a country or other group involved in a war or conflict. The adjective belligerent means hostile, or inclined to fight.The plural noun belligerents has the same sound as the word belligerence, which is a noun meaning a general state of hostility or conflict.
Noun form; altercation, clash, disagreement, etc. Adjective form; pugnacious, combative, belligerent.
belligerent communities
The word belligerent can have the synonyms hostile, angry, or aggressive. Others are ornery, quarrelsome, pugnacious, cantankerous, contentious, or bellicose. Referring to factions or countries, synonyms might be warring, warlike, militant, warmongering, hawkish, jingoistic, or martial. *The noun form does not imply aggression, only that two sides are fighting. So a belligerent would not be the same as an aggressor. Noun synonyms might be antagonist or combatant.
An antonym for belligerent could be cooperative.
belligerent. (ly, is the suffix.)