aggressiveness
noun/əˈɡrɛsɪvnɪs/
Etymology From aggressive + -ness.
1
Usually The state or quality of being aggressive.
- It was a randy aggressiveness he had enjoyed because he had not used or needed it before.1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 29:
2
Usually The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
- The aggressiveness of various sulfate salts towards concrete is partly related to solubility.
3
Usually The result or product of being aggressive.
- Derived terms
- hyperaggressiveness, nonaggressiveness, passive-aggressiveness