truculence

== English == === Alternative forms === truculency === Etymology === From French truculence, from Latin truculentia. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtrʌk.jə.ləns/ === Noun === truculence (usually uncountable, plural truculences) The state of being truculent; eagerness to fight; ferocity. ==== Synonyms ==== aggressiveness defiance ferociousness savageness truculency == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin truculentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁy.ky.lɑ̃s/ === Noun === truculence f (plural truculences) truculence (eagerness to fight) ==== Related terms ==== truculent === Further reading === “truculence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012