hawkish vs militant what difference
what is difference between hawkish and militant
English
Etymology
hawk + -ish
Adjective
hawkish (comparative more hawkish, superlative most hawkish)
- Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
- Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.
- Synonym: bellicose
- Antonym: dovish
- Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.
- Antonym: dovish
Derived terms
- hawkishly
- hawkishness
Related terms
- war hawk
Translations
Further reading
- war hawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Wishkah
English
Etymology
From Middle French militant, from Latin mīlitāns, present participle of mīlitāre (“to serve as a soldier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪlɪtənt/
Adjective
militant (comparative more militant, superlative most militant)
- Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. [from 15th c.]
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 394:
- The upper tiers of the foreign ministry were quick to embrace a militant policy.
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 394:
- Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- warrish
Translations
Noun
militant (plural militants)
- (obsolete) A soldier, a combatant. [17th-19th c.]
- An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction. [from 19th c.]
- 2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews:
- Officials in Pakistan have confirmed that at least 250 schoolchildren between 12 and 18 years old and several teachers were taken hostage by at least seven militants inside a high school in Domail.
- 2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews:
- Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics. [from 20th c.]
Derived terms
- Militant Tendency
- ultramilitant
Related terms
- militance
- military
- militia
Translations
Catalan
Adjective
militant (masculine and feminine plural militants)
- A militant.
Verb
militant
- present participle of militar
Further reading
- “militant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “militant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “militant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “militant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmi.liˈtɑnt/
- Hyphenation: mi‧li‧tant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Etymology
Borrowed from French militant.
Adjective
militant (comparative militanter, superlative militantst)
- militant (belligerent, tending to violence, defensive)
Inflection
Related terms
- militair
- militie
Noun
militant m (plural militanten)
- A militant, combatant.
- A devoted supporter, activist.
Derived terms
- partijmilitant
- vakbondsmilitant
French
Etymology
From militer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.li.tɑ̃/
Adjective
militant (feminine singular militante, masculine plural militants, feminine plural militantes)
- militant
Noun
militant m (plural militants)
- An activist, campaigner
- Synonyms: partisan, supporter, supporteur
Verb
militant
- present participle of militer
Further reading
- “militant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- limitant
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mīlitāns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miliˈtant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
militant (comparative militanter, superlative am militantesten)
- militant
Declension
Latin
Verb
mīlitant
- third-person plural present active indicative of mīlitō
Occitan
Pronunciation
Adjective
militant m (feminine singular militanta, masculine plural militants, feminine plural militantas)
- militant
Romanian
Etymology
From French militant.
Adjective
militant m or n (feminine singular militantă, masculine plural militanți, feminine and neuter plural militante)
- activist
Declension
