'Truculence' definitions:
Definition of 'truculence'
From: WordNet
noun
Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness [syn: truculence, truculency]
Definition of 'Truculence'
From: GCIDE
- Truculence \Tru"cu*lence\, Truculency \Tru"cu*len*cy\, n. [L. truculentia.] The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'truculence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abruptness,
- aggression,
- aggressiveness,
- animality,
- antagonism,
- atrociousness,
- barbarity,
- barbarousness,
- bearishness,
- beastliness,
- bellicism,
- bellicosity,
- belligerence,
- belligerency,
- bestiality,
- bloodiness,
- bloodlust,
- bloodthirst,
- bloodthirstiness,
- bloody-mindedness,
- bluntness,
- boorishness,
- brashness,
- brusqueness,
- brusquerie,
- brutality,
- brutalness,
- brutishness,
- cannibalism,
- chauvinism,
- churlishness,
- combativeness,
- contentiousness,
- cruelness,
- cruelty,
- crustiness,
- curtness,
- ferociousness,
- ferocity,
- fiendishness,
- fierceness,
- fight,
- gruffness,
- harshness,
- hostility,
- inhumaneness,
- inhumanity,
- jingoism,
- martialism,
- militancy,
- militarism,
- nastiness,
- pugnaciousness,
- pugnacity,
- quarrelsomeness,
- roughness,
- ruthlessness,
- saber rattling,
- sadism,
- sadistic cruelty,
- sanguineousness,
- savagery,
- severity,
- sharpness,
- shortness,
- surliness,
- unfriendliness,
- unpeacefulness,
- vandalism,
- viciousness,
- violence,
- wanton cruelty,
- warmongering,
- warpath