Noun: aggressiveness u'gre-siv-nus
- A natural disposition to be hostile
"The dog's aggressiveness made it unsuitable as a family pet";
- belligerence, pugnacity, pugnaciousness
- Deliberately hostile, threatening or violent behaviour
"The protesters showed increasing aggressiveness towards police";
- aggression
- The quality of being bold and enterprising
"The company's aggressiveness in expanding into new markets paid off"
Type of: behavior [US], behaviour [Brit, Cdn], conduct, disagreeableness, doings, drive
Encyclopedia: Aggressiveness