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Vinony

contentiousness

noun

  1. disposition to contention/quarrelsomeness
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin contentiōsus Middle French contentieux English contentious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English contentiousness From contentious + -ness.

  1. The state of being contentious.