AGGRESSIVENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aggressiveness mean? 

• AGGRESSIVENESS (noun)
  The noun AGGRESSIVENESS has 3 senses:

1. the quality of being bold and enterprising

2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

3. a natural disposition to be hostile

  Familiarity information: AGGRESSIVENESS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGGRESSIVENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being bold and enterprising

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("aggressiveness" is a kind of...):

drive (the trait of being highly motivated)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aggressiveness"):

competitiveness; fight (an aggressive willingness to compete)

combativeness; militance; militancy (a militant aggressiveness)

intrusiveness; meddlesomeness; officiousness (aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation)

boldness; brass; cheek; face; nerve (impudent aggressiveness)

Derivation:

aggressive (having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

aggression; aggressiveness

Hypernyms ("aggressiveness" is a kind of...):

enmity; hostility; ill will (the feeling of a hostile person)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A natural disposition to be hostile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

aggressiveness; belligerence; pugnacity

Hypernyms ("aggressiveness" is a kind of...):

disagreeableness (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aggressiveness"):

bellicoseness; bellicosity (a natural disposition to fight)

truculence; truculency (obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness)

Derivation:

aggressive (characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight)

 Context examples 

The chin and jaw, strong and just hinting of square aggressiveness, helped the lips to command life.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

CD123 is normally expressed on committed blood progenitor cells in the bone marrow; its overexpression is associated with increased leukemic cell proliferation and aggressiveness.

(Anti-CD123 Monoclonal Antibody CSL362, NCI Thesaurus)

Certain allelic variants of this gene are associated with both the development of oligodendrogliomas and the aggressiveness of prostate carcinomas.

(GLTSCR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This leads to a reduction of spontaneous locomotion and aggressiveness, suppression of conditioned response, antagonism of stereotyped behaviour and hyperactivity induced by amphetamines.

(Molindone Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

U.S. studies have reported that lead exposure causes what psychologists call externalizing behavior problems, such as aggressiveness and bullying, which may lead to truancy and even jail time as children get older.

(Lead in kids’ blood linked with behavioral and emotional problems, NIH)

The mutated bacteria showed high aggressiveness and resistance to antibiotics on their return to Earth.

(Mutated Terrestrial Bacteria That Return from Space Pose Threat to Life on Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The variation does not compromise the effectiveness of the vaccine against the disease, researchers believe, but studies will continue in order to identify possible changes in the level of aggressiveness in the virus.

(Brazil scientists find mutations in yellow fever virus, Agência Brasil)

Thus, it is able to explain the correlation between the strength of the Warburg effect and tumor aggressiveness.

(Scientists Reveal The Relationship Between Sugar, Cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Fourteen were different between those with prostate-confined tumors and those with tumors that spread, suggesting these markers may be useful for predicting prognosis, or the cancer’s aggressiveness.

(Biomarker Signatures of Prostate Cancer, NIH)

The study also confirmed past work showing that relatively common mutations in genes called MAP3K1 and TP53 had opposite effects on tumor aggressiveness.

(Study finds new clues in understanding relapse in breast cancer, Agência Brasil)