bellicose C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈbɛlɪˌkoʊs/ UK /ˈbɛlɪkəʊs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj inclined to fighting or war; aggressively hostile His bellicose speech alarmed the neighboring states. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · inclined to fighting or... belligerentpugnaciouscombativewarlikeaggressivetruculenthostile ↔ Opposites peaceablepacificirenicconciliatory Word family Derived forms bellicoselybellicosity Related forms belligerentbelligerencyrebel Etymology AI details From Latin bellicōsus ('warlike'), from bellicus ('of war'), from bellum ('war'). bellicōsus Latin bellum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bellicose **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbɛlɪˌkoʊs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɛlɪkəʊs/ ## Meanings 1. inclined to fighting or war; aggressively hostile ## Examples - His bellicose speech alarmed the neighboring states. ## Synonyms - belligerent - pugnacious - combative - warlike - aggressive - truculent - hostile ## Antonyms - peaceable - pacific - irenic - conciliatory ## Derived Forms - bellicosely - bellicosity ## Related Forms - belligerent - belligerency - rebel ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bellicōsus - Root: bellum ## Etymology From Latin bellicōsus ('warlike'), from bellicus ('of war'), from bellum ('war'). ## AI Etymology Bellicose is from Latin bellicōsus ('warlike'), from bellicus ('of war'), from bellum ('war'). Important recorded forms include bellicōsus (Latin) and bellum (Latin). The current sense covers inclined to fighting or war; aggressively hostile. The wider family includes derived forms such as bellicosely and bellicosity and related words such as belligerent, belligerency, and rebel. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown