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martiality

martiality noun: suitability for war, likelihood of success in war, tendency to wage war.

Noun

martiality (plural martialities)

  1. suitability for war, likelihood of success in war, tendency to wage war
    • The Romans' martiality was much greater than that of its contemporaries.
    • 2007 — Vincent Quinn Textual Practice 113: Luxurious Sexualities
      Hume argued that the new modes of behaviour which developed in a commercial society actually improved the nation's martiality.
    Synonyms:
    bellicosity

Synonyms of martiality

Forms of martiality

pluralmartialities

Origin of martiality

From martial + -ity.

Questions about martiality

What does martiality mean?
Martiality means suitability for war, likelihood of success in war, tendency to wage war.
What part of speech is martiality?
Martiality is a noun.
What is the plural of martiality?
The plural of martiality is martialities.

Words near martiality in the dictionary

  1. martial law
  2. martialism
  3. martialist
  4. martialists
  5. martialities
  6. martiality
  7. martialization
  8. martialize
  9. martialized
  10. martializes
  11. martializing

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