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truc·u·lence (trŭkʹyə-ləns) also truc·u·len·cy (-lən-sē)
n.
1. A disposition or apparent disposition to fight, especially fiercely.2. Ferociously cruel actions or behavior.
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truculence — [ trykylɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1853; « apparence farouche » 1629; de truculent ♦ Caractère de ce qui est truculent (2o). « La truculence de la langue dont il dispose » (Henriot ). ● truculence nom féminin (latin truculentia) Caractère truculent de quelqu… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
truculence — index atrocity, brutality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
truculence — (entrée créée par le supplément) (tru ku len s ) s. f. Mot forgé du latin. Apparence terrible et farouche. • Il ne les hausse pas jusqu à la truculence en appuyant un croc de sanglier sur une lèvre calleuse, comme en ont les vieilles des… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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truculence — noun Date: circa 1727 the quality or state of being truculent … New Collegiate Dictionary
TRUCULENCE — n. f. Caractère de ce qui est truculent … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
truculence — noun The state of being truculent. Syn: aggressiveness, ferociousness, savageness, truculency … Wiktionary
truculence — Synonyms and related words: abruptness, aggression, aggressiveness, animality, antagonism, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, bearishness, beastliness, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, bestiality, bloodiness, bloodlust,… … Moby Thesaurus
truculence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Warlike or hostile attitude or nature: bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, hostility, mili tance, militancy, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, truculency. See ATTACK. 2.… … English dictionary for students
